August 21, 2009

  • Should porn stars use codom?

    Here is the news:

    Los Angeles-based AIDS Healthcare Foundation filed complaints against 16 adult-film studios in California recently, accusing them of violating state workplace safety rules by failing to require porn actors to wear condoms.  [1]

    The complaints, submitted along with 60 DVD copies of pornographic films as evidence, formally call on the state's Division of Occupational Safety and Health to conduct an inquiry.     Last month, this group sued Los Angeles County, accusing public health officials there of failing to enforce laws aimed at curbing the spread of sexually transmitted diseases within the adult entertainment industry. The latest complaints say the films demonstrate that they were made without performers wearing condoms, in violation of state regulations requiring workers be protected from blood-borne pathogens in the exchange of bodily fluids. [1]

    "My lower body hurt so badly and at times my private area felt like it was a blazing fire. I could no longer work because I caught so many STDs and infections....."said Michelle Avanti, a former porn actress. [3] News reports that more than 2,800 sexually transmitted disease cases were diagnosed among 1,884 porn performers in Los Angeles County, many suffering multiple infections, from April 2004 to March 2008. [1]

    By law, U.S. adult film actors must prove they have tested negative for HIV and other sexually transmitted diseases within 30 days of going to work on a film. [2]

    Porn studios denounced for not requiring condoms Reuters Thu Aug 20, 2009 8:53pm EDT
    http://www.reuters.com/article/latestCrisis/idUSN20530360
    [2] Porn makers challenged for not mandating condoms AP Aug 20, 2009
    http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5hEXUvAn8IoDDKPSw5yB6BMhCob_QD9A6U9B00
    [3] AIDS Group Files Porn Film Condom Use Complaint ABC News Health, Aug. 20, 2009
    http://abcnews.go.com/Health/Business/story?id=8373966