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Originally posted by wonderwench
Interestingly, there was a bit of controversy at the summit regarding prevention vs. treatment. Uganda has implemented a program to promote abstinence before monogamous marriage, which is having some success. The Ugandan representative criticized the U.S.'s promotion of condoms as a solution instead of abstinence.
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wench, maybe I'm misunderstanding positions here, but isn't the abstinence-based abc plan originating with the
U.S. delegation?
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BANGKOK, Thailand - President Bush's policy of fighting AIDS by promoting abstinence ran into strong opposition Monday from scientists, activists and policy-makers who touted condoms as a trusted weapon in the fight against AIDS.
Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni was the only big-name speaker at the International AIDS Conference to support Washington's ABC policy: Abstinence, Being faithful and Condoms, in that order.
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As for the question of i.p. law, I'm mulling over the arguments for a while.