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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Alex Woodward

Pentagon can ban HIV-positive recruits from US military, conservative appeals court rules

The Department of Defense can ban recruits living with HIV from joining all branches of the U.S. military after a conservative federal appeals court struck down a decision that removed barriers that disqualified people living with HIV.

Wednesday’s ruling follows a years-long legal battle sparked by three people living with HIV who were barred from joining or rejoining the military due to their diagnoses.

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