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US Senate proposes lifting travel and immigration prohibitions on people with HIV
Summary from United States, from articles in English
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WASHINGTON - A two-decades-long ban on people with HIV visiting or immigrating to the United States may come to an end soon through a Senate bill on fighting AIDS and other diseases in Africa and other poor areas of the world. (article 7)
The United States currently is among a dozen countries, including Sudan, Saudi Arabia, Libya and Russia, that ban travel and immigration for HIV-positive people. (article 7)
Kerry and Republican Sen. Gordon Smith are trying to repeal the ban, first implemented in 1987 and confirmed by Congress in 1993. (article 7)
A study published in the Lancet medical journal in February concluded that the findings of three major trials und in Kenya, South Africa and Uganda und show that circumcision can significantly reduce men's chances of contracting the virus that causes AIDS. (article 10)
Dr. Hitt was chairman of the President's Advisory Council on HIV and AIDS during President Bill Clinton's administration in the 1990s. (article 9)
Bebe Anderson said the rules were " inappropriate based on medicine and public health concerns. (article 8)
For most of the 15 years since AIDS entered our vocabulary, this odd acronym built around a word for help has been the quintessential symbol for helplessness. (article 2)
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Story keywords
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AIDS, HIV, vaccine, virus, epidemic |
Source articles
- Clinton Urges Sweeping Action on AIDS (Washington Post, 07/15/2008, 383 words)
- As Epidemic Matures, the Battle Shifts (Washington Post, 07/15/2008, 518 words)
- Help Least Likely Where Most Needed; Africa Ravaged by Virus (Washington Post, 07/15/2008, 724 words)
- HIV Prevention Fractures Into Local Struggles (Washington Post, 07/15/2008, 729 words)
- Advances Inject Hope Into Quest for Vaccine (Washington Post, 07/15/2008, 610 words)
- A Shot at Stopping AIDS (Washington Post, 07/14/2008, 757 words)
- US Senate proposes lifting travel and immigration prohibitions on people with HIV (msnbc.msn.com, 07/16/2008, 666 words)
- Lawmakers Protest HIV/AIDS Travel Rule (Washington Post, 07/15/2008, 446 words)
- R. Scott Hitt; Doctor Led Presidential AIDS Panel (Washington Post, 07/15/2008, 291 words)
- Reporter Gets Circumcised to Fight AIDS (Washington Post, 07/15/2008, 424 words)
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