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Adult film actors call for stricter HIV protection

By Take Two Staff
Published Sep 19, 2013
An empty condom package rests on a table during the shooting of a porn scene for the adult film production company Vivid, 18 May 2004, on the set in Canoga Park, California, about 40 miles west of Los Angeles. A moratorium on film production in the adult movie industry was set to end Friday, Sept. 20, following an HIV scare in which two actors tested positive in a month.
An empty condom package rests on a table during the shooting of a porn scene for the adult film production company Vivid, 18 May 2004, on the set in Canoga Park, California, about 40 miles west of Los Angeles. A moratorium on film production in the adult movie industry was set to end Friday, Sept. 20, following an HIV scare in which two actors tested positive in a month.
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Robyn Beck/AFP/Getty Images
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Adult film actors call for stricter HIV protection

Despite recent reports from several porn actors they've tested positive for HIV, the adult film industry plans to return to business as usual tomorrow after a temporary shutdown. At issue is whether actors are properly protected from the risk of contracting sexual diseases.

In a news conference yesterday, a number of actors argued condoms should be required on every set. L.A. County voters already have passed a law to that effect, and a federal court upheld it last month, but the porn industry has vowed to appeal. Reporter Steven Cuevas has more.