AHF: House AIDS Bill Abandons People With AIDS, Will Cost Millions Of Lives
AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF) called on Congress to reject a House bill to reauthorize the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR), the United States' global AIDS treatment plan. The bill, which will be marked up by the Committee on Foreign Relations next week, eliminates a requirement that 55% of the funding be spent on providing AIDS medical care.
Reuters - The U.S. government has been using
its border checkpoints to collect information on citizens that
will be stored for 15 years, raising concern among privacy
advocates, the Washington Post reported on Wednesday.