People v. Adams

In separate proceedings in the circuit court of Cook County, the defendants, Henrietta Adams and Peggy Madison, were convicted of prostitution. Pursuant to section 5 — 5—3(g) of the Unified Code of Corrections, the defendants were ordered to undergo medical testing to determine whether they were carriers of the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), the cause of acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS). (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1989, ch. 38, par. 1005—5—3(g).) Rather than submit to the court-ordered tests, the defendants filed motions challenging the constitutionality of section 5—5—3(g). Following a…