US Discriminatory Travel and Immigration Ban on HIV-Positive Individuals Set for

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US Discriminatory Travel and Immigration Ban on HIV-Positive Individuals Set for Repeal

http://www.gaywired.com/article.cfm?section=132&id=18477
03/13/2008

"Senators John Kerry (D-MA) and Gordon Smith (R-OR) successfully secured a provision to repeal the discriminatory travel and immigration ban on HIV-positive individuals earlier this week as part of the Senate's legislation to reauthorize PEPFAR, the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief. The underlying legislation, authored by Senators Joe Biden (D-DE) and Richard Lugar (R-IN), will next be considered by the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations."