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Senate Sub-Committee: Ab-Only Out, Syringe Ban Still In; Advocates Hope for Further Changes in Conference Committee

By Jodi Jacobson, Senior Political Editor

July 29, 2009 - 2:30pm

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A sub-committee of the Senate Appropriations Committee last night approved a Fiscal Year 2010 Appropriations bill that zeroes out funding for abstinence-only-until-marriage funding, increases funding for HIV prevention and health research, but retains a ban on syringe exchange.

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