Thursday, May 19, 2005

U.S. Backs Down on AIDS Stipulation

The U.S. has backed down on a plan requiring overseas AIDS groups that are partly funded by this country to publicly declare their opposition to prostitution and sex trafficking.
Overseas AIDS organizations that receive money directly from the U.S., or through a federally funded U.S. charity, are already required to state their opposition to prostitution.
...Many AIDS groups have protested what they term the anti-prostitution "loyalty oath," saying it would make it harder to reach a crucial risk group - prostitutes - with prevention messages, the Washington Post reports.

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