Comments on: Take Action - AIDS Funding Senatometer http://www.one.org/blog/2008/04/08/take-action-aids-funding-senatometer/ The Campaign to Make Poverty History Thu, 04 Dec 2008 21:39:47 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.2 By: Joan Ogden http://www.one.org/blog/2008/04/08/take-action-aids-funding-senatometer/#comment-537584 Joan Ogden Wed, 09 Apr 2008 21:23:20 +0000 http://www.one.org/blog/2008/04/08/take-action-aids-funding-senatometer/#comment-537584 Many African women do not have the choice of abstaining. They have to submit to their husbands. Many African women do not have the choice of abstaining. They have to submit to their husbands.

]]> By: Ellen http://www.one.org/blog/2008/04/08/take-action-aids-funding-senatometer/#comment-537524 Ellen Tue, 08 Apr 2008 18:41:26 +0000 http://www.one.org/blog/2008/04/08/take-action-aids-funding-senatometer/#comment-537524 We can't let partisan fights get in the way of effective AIDS fighting. Also, just to add some more information- abstinance education have been shown to be extremely ineffective in fighting AIDS while ARVs and other aspects of PEPFAR have been extremely effective. PEPFAR is one of the most successful poverty-fighting programs in the world. I'm thrilled to play a role in expanding it for 5 more years. We can’t let partisan fights get in the way of effective AIDS fighting.

Also, just to add some more information- abstinance education have been shown to be extremely ineffective in fighting AIDS while ARVs and other aspects of PEPFAR have been extremely effective.

PEPFAR is one of the most successful poverty-fighting programs in the world. I’m thrilled to play a role in expanding it for 5 more years.

]]> By: Aaron Stewart http://www.one.org/blog/2008/04/08/take-action-aids-funding-senatometer/#comment-537522 Aaron Stewart Tue, 08 Apr 2008 18:02:29 +0000 http://www.one.org/blog/2008/04/08/take-action-aids-funding-senatometer/#comment-537522 Sam while technically you are right the fact of the matter is that you are never going to get people to stop having sex and working within that context Africa needs sex education and condoms not abstinence education. Ideally both would be taught for different reasons. Sam while technically you are right the fact of the matter is that you are never going to get people to stop having sex and working within that context Africa needs sex education and condoms not abstinence education. Ideally both would be taught for different reasons.

]]> By: Sam Clark http://www.one.org/blog/2008/04/08/take-action-aids-funding-senatometer/#comment-537520 Sam Clark Tue, 08 Apr 2008 17:47:52 +0000 http://www.one.org/blog/2008/04/08/take-action-aids-funding-senatometer/#comment-537520 Doesn't PEPFAR2008 remove the abstinance education requirement? I kind of like the idea of teaching abstinance as a method of HIV/AIDS prevention. Why would we want this bill to pass with that change? Isn't abstinance the only 100% proven method of prevention? Is it wise to remove the abstinance education from the program? Doesn’t PEPFAR2008 remove the abstinance education requirement? I kind of like the idea of teaching abstinance as a method of HIV/AIDS prevention. Why would we want this bill to pass with that change? Isn’t abstinance the only 100% proven method of prevention? Is it wise to remove the abstinance education from the program?

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