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Georgia lawmaker, wife of Tom Price, suggests people with HIV could be quarantined

Republican state Rep. Betty Price asked in a hearing this week “what are we legally able to do” to limit the spread of HIV throughout the state.
Georgia state Rep. Betty Price, center, has come under fire for recent remarks about HIV.

ATLANTA — A Georgia state lawmaker — the wife of former Trump health secretary Tom Price — is drawing condemnation for suggesting that people with HIV might be quarantined to curb the spread of the infectious disease.

Republican state Rep. Betty Price, a former anesthesiologist who represents people living in the northern Atlanta area, asked in a hearing this week “what are we legally able to do” to limit the spread

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