HIV travel ban moves one small, glacially-slow step closer to eventual, possible repeal

Qnews Jun 29 09

Members of Congress and LGBT mainstream activists touted a law that was passed last year by Congress as signaling a long overdue repeal of a rule that prohibits HIV-positive foreign nationals from entering the US unless they obtain a special waiver.

President George W. Bush signed the law in July, 2008 that authorized removal of the travel ban.

Despite the change, nothing has happened in the year since then. The ban remains in effect. The US, along with Yemen and Saudi Arabia, is still among the few countries in the world with such a draconian ban.

The authorization signed by Bush last year was part of bill that renewed the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR). Full story...

Tagged: aids relief, countries in the world, draconian ban, emergency plan, entering the united states, foreign nationals, george w bush, health and human services,

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