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US Ban on Visitors with HIV Could End Soon
July 16, 2008
By Jim Abrams
A two-decade ban on people with HIV visiting or immigrating to the United States may end soon through a Senate bill aimed at fighting AIDS and other diseases in Africa and other poor areas of the world.
The U.S. is one of a dozen countries - including Sudan, Saudi Arabia, Libya and Russia - that ban travel and immigration for HIV-positive people.
Even China, said Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass., recently changed that policy, deciding it was "time to move beyond an antiquated, knee-jerk reaction" to people with HIV.
© 2008 NY Times Co. (Boston Globe)
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Related Article:
160 Groups Lobby for Lifting of US Entry Ban Against Foreigners with HIV
http://voanews.com/english/Africa/2008-07-14-voa21.cfm
category: News from Other Sources : General Health News
contributed by Liza Nanni on 16 July 2008
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