Assemblymember Isadore Hall, III
64th Assembly District
State Capitol, Room 3123 ˜ Sacramento, CA 95814
2200 W. Artesia Boulevard, Suite 210 ˜ Compton, CA 90220
www.assembly.ca.gov/hall ˜ @IsadoreHall
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Terry Schanz
August 28, 2013 (916) 319-2064
Assemblymember Hall Statement on Adult Film Industry’s
Lifting of Production Moratorium
SACRAMENTO, CA – Assemblymember Isadore Hall, III (D-Los Angeles) released the following statement in response to the adult film industry’s decision to lift their self-imposed moratorium on production due to a confirmed HIV transmission of an adult film actress.
“Today’s move by the Free Speech Coalition to lift their self-imposed moratorium on adult film production without requiring condoms is dangerous and irresponsible. The Free Speech Coalition is great at putting out a press release, but sadly, they are horrible at understanding science. The fact is it can take up to three months for a person with HIV to test positive. For those with HIV, use of current HIV medication can also bring viral loads below detectable levels, leaving fellow actors and the public susceptible to this deadly disease.
The industry’s testing only policy has failed. The fact is a voluntary testing only policy is as effective at preventing the spread of STDs as a pregnancy test is at preventing pregnancy. Short of requiring condoms in all adult films, STD transmission in the adult film industry will continue and California workers will continue to be exposed to injury, harm and potentially death.
I call upon to Free Speech Coalition and the adult film industry to join adult film actors, responsible adult film producers, medical professionals and the public in supporting my AB 640, which would require condoms in all adult films produced in California. No more stalling, no more excuses, no more lies. Too much time has been wasted while California workers have been harmed. The time to act is now.”
Assemblymember Isadore Hall, III, represents California’s 64th Assembly District that includes the communities of Carson, Compton, Gardena, Harbor Gateway, Lynwood, North Long Beach, Rancho Dominguez, South Los Angeles, Torrance, Watts/Willowbrook and Wilmington in Los Angeles County.
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Assemblyman Isadore Hall Calls Diane Duke and the FSC Dangerous and Irresponsible and HE IS RIGHT! http://t.co/P4RIvBsw1x
Shouldn’t Assemblyman Isadore Hall be more concerned with his constituents in Compton? Compton is a pretty terrible place that needs more cleaning up than porn.
Billy Watson needs to move there.
@Ricco I won’t even ask. lol
Apparently you are unaware of the not so subtle nuances of politics….Mr Hall’s constituents voted 76% in favor of measure B to a politician that IS a mandate, and an easy one to sell, and in all honesty even though I am very pro choice on the condom issue Im starting to think the industry needs this law, otherwise we simply will never address the problems…its sad really theres so many ways we could have headed this of we were warned years ago this was coming.
Rule 1 take away the risk
If you cannot take away the risk provide your worker with protection.
So make the actor wear a condom is not ok it, can be faulty or break.
Develop a proper product which the female actor can use during her work or after to clean her from whatever entered her
http://www.medgadget.com/2009/08/new_gel_may_serve_as_invisible_female_condom_1.html
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