| U.S. HIV/AIDS Funding Restrictions at Odds with Vietnamese National Policy |
| On Friday, May 6, U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Robert Zoellick announced that Vietnam will receive $25 million from the U.S. in HIV/AIDS related assistance under The President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR).1 At least part of the funding will go towards implementing prevention programming, particularly crucial in Vietnam ... |
| Montgomery County, MD Cancels Controversial Sexuality Education Program |
| After conservatives both locally and nationally staged an all-out campaign against the Montgomery County, MD school system's revised sexuality education program and pilot program that included discussions on homosexuality, a federal judge blocked the program from being implemented in early May. Largely as a result of the controversy, the Montgomery ... |
| Illinois Moves to Ensure Pharmacy Access |
| On April 18, 2005, Governor Rod Blagojevich (D) of Illinois issued an emergency regulation requiring Illinois pharmacies to ensure that prescriptions for contraception are filled without delay.
Governor Blagojevich's rule mandates that pharmacies "will be expected to accept that prescription [for contraception] and fill it in the same way, and ... |
| House Passes Child Interstate Abortion Notification Act, Amid Controversy |
| On April 27, 2005, the United States House of Representative passed a bill entitled the Child Interstate Abortion Notification Act (CIANA) by a vote of 270-157. The Act will make it a federal crime for any adult to transport a minor across state lines to obtain an abortion without the ... |
| Unlikely Activists Kick off the Campaign to End AIDS; Drop 8,500 Pairs of Shoes at the President's Doorstep |
| Over 3,500 people marched to the White House on May 6th to deposit 8,500 pairs of shoes, representing the number of people who die worldwide from AIDS-related illnesses each day. The march and rally that followed was the kick off of the newly formed Campaign to End Aids (C2EA). Led ... |
| Brazil Rejects U.S. HIV/AIDS Funding |
| Brazil, recognized internationally by experts as a leader in addressing the HIV/AIDS pandemic, has rejected the remaining $40 million in a 5-year grant from the U.S. government in protest of the restrictions on funding under The President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR). The Bush Administration now requires organizations receiving ... |
| Oklahoma House of Representatives Passes Anti-Gay Book Ban |
| The Oklahoma House of Representatives voted 81-3 to pass House Resolution 1039, introduced in May 2005. The bill by state Representative Sally Kern, (R-Oklahoma City) calls on Oklahoma libraries to "confine homosexually themed books and other age-inappropriate material to areas exclusively for adult access and distribution."1 The bill also requires ... |
| May 2005 Legislative Reports |
| 2005 State Sexual and Reproductive Health Legislative Reports1
Accurate as of May 2005
Alabama
Bill Would Ban Use of Public Funds for “Promotion” of Homosexuality
House Bill 30, introduced in February 2005 and referred to the House Committee on Education where it died, would have prohibited any state agency or public entity from ... |
| Prevention First Introduced in House of Representatives Without REAL Prevention |
| On April 19, Representative Louise Slaughter (D-NY) took the lead in introducing the Prevention First bill (HR 1709) in the United States House of Representatives. Like its companion bill in the Senate, S 20, this bill includes a number of important elements for reproductive and sexual health. For example, it ... |
