Obama Could End Abstinence Education in Fight Against AIDS
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Promoting abstinence played a significant role in President George W. Bush’s efforts to combat HIV/AIDS around the world, which could be a key part of his legacy. However, some conservatives think an incoming Barack Obama administration could scrap the abstinence portion of the AIDS fighting program. –
CNS reports “The next administration will likely deemphasize, if not totally
disregard abstinence,” Tom McClusky, vice president for government
affairs at the Family Research Council, told CNSNews.com. “AIDS has not
gone down as much in the United States as in Africa, and that is
because there has not been as much emphasis on abstinence.”
Bush initiated the President’s Emergency Program for AIDS Relief
(PEPFAR), a $15-billion, five-year program that promotes ABC –
Abstinence, Be faithful and Use condoms, around the world but mostly in
Africa. Bush’s program was authorized by Congress in 2003 and
reauthorized in 2007.