anti-prostitution pledge
The Justice Department has dropped its appeal of an injunction prohibiting enforcement of the controversial "prostitution pledge" in US Global AIDS Policy. Advocates hope this signals an intention to fundamentally change the restriction.
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The fight for better prevention policy for women in U.S. global AIDS programs was lost in the reauthorization process last year.
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Should anti-trafficking organizations be allowed to receive US funds to serve trafficking victims, while refusing to use that money to provide contraceptive services or information? A new ACLU lawsuit says no.
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President Obama knows that early action on human trafficking could have global impact. He should start by reconsidering the use of raids -- they're not working.
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This World AIDS Day, I feel hopeful. Hopeful that a new administration will undo some of the harmful, ideologically based policies that have stifled real progress in HIV/AIDS prevention work.
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Sex workers' health care is often sacrificed on the altar of U.S. funding.
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