Senate Moves to End HIV Travel Ban
Senate Moves to End HIV Travel Ban
It’s about time! But what do you want the United States is behind the world in a lot of things! We have become a third world country!
“..after 15
years of discrimination, the end of the HIV ban is in sight.”
Senators John Kerry (D-MA) and Gordon Smith (R-OR) led the effort to repeal the HIV ban, which was included in PEPFAR, the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief. Said Senator Kerry, “Today we are one step closer to ending a discriminatory practice that stigmatizes all those living with HIV, squanders our moral authority, and sets us back in the fight against AIDS. By passing PEPFAR today the Senate not only has made a powerful statement about our commitment to eradicating HIV/AIDS but we have also voted to overturn the HIV travel and immigration ban that has no foundation in public health or common sense.”
From Immigration Equality