July 19, 2004

Rep. Barbara Lee Tackles Abstinence-Only Approach to AIDS

July 19, 2004/ Tron Nick

Barbara Lee, who cast the only House vote against war in Iraq, stood out again last week. At an international AIDS event attended by no other member of Congress, the California Democrat tackled the White House's abstinence-only prevention approach. She has introduced legilsationthat seeks to eradicate the U.S. administration's abstinence-only approach to AIDS. When Congress approved the first $2.4 billion of the president's $15 billion five-year pledge for AIDS relief worldwide earlier this year, it included an amendment dedicating 33 percent of prevention funds for abstinence-only programs. Lee's bill would reverse that requirement. " [more]

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