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Obama Lifts Ban On U.S. Entry For Those With HIV
President Barack Obama is set to lift the U.S. travel ban for those who are HIV-positive.
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WASHINGTON (October 30, 2009)—President Barack Obama said Friday that an order lifting the U.S. travel ban on those who are HIV-positive will be finalized on Monday, completing a process that started during the Bush administration.
The U.S. has been one of only about a dozen countries that bar entry to travelers based on their HIV status.
The ban has been in place for over 20 years.
The announcement came as Mr. Obama signed an extension of the Ryan White HIV/AIDS bill.
At a small ceremony Friday at the White House, Mr. Obama signed legislation that authorizes the program created in 1990 to continue.
The government's Ryan White program provides medical care, medication and support services to about a half a million people, most of whom are low-income.
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Just more people on Government Run TAXPAYER PAID Health Care.
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Pres. Obama ended a 22-year HIV Travel Ban that was based on "old thinking about how to stop the progression of a disease without understanding the science." Public Health experts considered the ban "archaic & discriminatory." In July 2006 the Bush adminstration said HIV-positive people could enter the U.S. for short-term or business visas without a special waiver. In July 2008, Pres. Bush, Republicans, & Democrats came together to get the ban lifted. Pres. Bush started the ball rolling to lift the HIV Travel Ban. In October 2009, Pres. Obama completed the process. The ban was considered harmful to the public health, as it encouraged people to hide and not get tested. Wow! For once, I must admit George W. Bush & Republicans did something praiseworthy!
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Obama did it. It doesn't matter who started it. It's still BAD FOR AMERICA!
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