After cracking down on its LGBT citizenry last where, when President Vladimir Putin signed the controversial "homosexual propaganda" law, it looks like some Russian lawmakers are taking aim at HIV-positive individuals.
According to the Russian news site RT.com, lawmakers are proposing a bill that would force people who have dangerous diseases, including HIV, to be fingerprinted in order to create a nationwide database.
The measure, which was drafted last August, requires every Russian resident to register with a fingerprint scan. Those that refuse to be part of the database would face a $1,400 fine and those non-Russian citizens that refuse, could be banned from the country for 15 years. Full story here via Edge!
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