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The AIDS Crisis in the United States: Will the Obama Administration Meet the Challenge?

by Julie Davids and David Munar, CHAMP and AIDS Foundation of Chicago

August 24, 2009 - 8:00am (Print)

The National HIV Prevention Conference opens at a time when healthcare reform and the National HIV/AIDS Strategy are seen as potential game-changers.

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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, Editor in Chief, RH Reality Check

July 29, 2009 - 2:30pm (Print)

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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Here We Go Again: Early Morning Amendments Threaten HIV Prevention, Research, Reproductive Health

by Jodi Jacobson, Editor in Chief, RH Reality Check

July 24, 2009 - 2:15am (Print)

Amendments to the House FY 2010 Labor-H Appropriations bill will attempt to prohibit syringe exchange, rescind funding for HIV research and defund reproductive health programs. What they are and how you can take action.

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Removal of Ban on Needle Exchange Faces Opposition

by Paola Barahona, Physicians for Human Rights

July 17, 2009 - 7:00am (Print)

Last Friday, Congressman David Obey (D-WI), took the first -- and courageous -- step to end the 20-year ban on federal funding of needle exchange. But opponents are gearing up to reinstate the ban and prevention advocates need to mobilize now.

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House Committee Zeroes Out Traditional Sources of Ab-Only Funding, Removes Ban on Syringe Exchange

by Jodi Jacobson, Editor in Chief, RH Reality Check

July 10, 2009 - 12:58pm (Print)

This morning, the House Committee on Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies passed the Fiscal Year 2010 appropriations bill and in doing so eliminated traditional sources of abstinence-only-until marriage programs and a ban on syringe exchange for HIV prevention among users of intravenous drugs. The full scope of changes is still, however, being analyzed.

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Obama Budget Retains Needle Exchange Ban, Leaving Drug Users and Others at Risk

by Paola Barahona, Physicians for Human Rights

May 18, 2009 - 8:00am (Print)

President Obama has repeatedly expressed his support for lifting the ban on federal funding of needle exchange programs. So why it is still in his 2010 budget?

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Time to Lift the Federal Ban on Syringe Exchange: Advocates Call on Obama to Fulfill Campaign Pledge

by Jodi Jacobson, Editor in Chief, RH Reality Check

February 7, 2009 - 6:52pm (Print)

Domestic prevention advocates are calling on President Obama to fulfill a campaign promise by acting swiftly to lift the federal ban on funding for syringe exchange programs.

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Removing Obstacles to Prevention One Ban at A Time: New Bill Would Allow Federal Funds for Syringe Exchange

by Jodi Jacobson, Editor in Chief, RH Reality Check

January 7, 2009 - 2:13pm (Print)

Rep. Jose Serrano has introduced a bill to lift the federal ban on funding for syringe exchange to prevent the spread of HIV and other infections among injection drug users. Passing this bill quickly could save untold numbers of lives.

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