| On World AIDS Day: the European Union and United States Emerge on Opposite Sides of the HIV-Prevention Debate |
| The theme of this year's World AIDS Day, Stop AIDS: Keep the Promise, encouraged governments to reevaluate their commitments to fighting HIV/AIDS both at home and worldwide. Reemphasizing old promises gave rise to a new, clear divide on the approach to HIV prevention between two of the world's major donors, ... |
| Ryan White CARE Act Expires: Reauthorization, Funding Status to be Determined |
| The Ryan White Comprehensive AIDS Resources Emergency (CARE) Act expired on September 30, 2005. Programs will continue to run uninterrupted through a continuing resolution until re-authorization is completed. The re-authorization process, however, will offer openings to change the existing policies, and AIDS advocates are concerned that this will mean cuts ... |
| Senate Passes Medical Accuracy Amendment; House Forces It Out in Conference |
| On October 27, 2005, the United States Senate accepted an amendment by Senator Frank Lautenberg (D-NJ) to the Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education (LHHS) spending bill requiring that abstinence-only-until-marriage programs receiving federal funding be medically accurate. The amendment, offered on the Senate floor by Senator Arlen Specter (R-PA), ... |
| Two Rulings Support the Rights of LGBTQ Youth |
| Recently, two separate court rulings have supported the rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and questioning (LGBTQ) youth. In California , a federal court found that students have an expectation of privacy from their schools, even when it involves a student's sexual orientation. And the Kansas Supreme Court found that ... |
