The Senate backed a bill promoting HIV testing for pregnant women Wednesday over the objection of a lone senator who said the state shouldn’t protect people from the consequences of their “unacceptable behavior.” Sen. Dave Schultheis, R-Colorado Springs, said HIV stemmed mainly from sexual promiscuity. He likened testing for HIV to opening day car centers in high schools to serve teenage mothers. “We do things constantly to try to remove the negative consequences of poor behavior, unacceptable behavior, quite frankly,” Schultheis told the Senate. …

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