U.S. Focus on Abstinence Weakens AIDS Fight, Agency Finds

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What is the controversial provision included in the Bush Administrations world AIDS relief package?

That emphasis must be on abstinence and fidelityLl dd

According to the GAO, what has been the disturbing impact of the Bush Administrations AIDS relief worldwide?

dd"...at least a third of United States money to prevent the spread of AIDS worldwide be devoted to sexual abstinence and fidelity programs. It found that the provision had limited the reach of broader strategies to fight AIDS that include the use of condoms."dddd

What specific impact does the G.A.O. report that the Bush Administration's AIDS's policy have had on women and children?

dd"...the requirement had meant that officials in some countries have had to reduce spending on programs to prevent the transmission of H.I.V. from women to their newborn babies, as well as other prevention strategies."d

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