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October 11, 2016
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The report’s information has been summarized on a webpage titled “Issues That Matter: Comparing the Candidates and Parties” that includes quotes and images that can be shared on social media with the hashtag #IssuesThatMatter.
The report, which can be downloaded on the webpage, examines six key issues: LGBT equality, HIV/AIDS, health care, substance use, mental health and housing and rounds up statements from the main party platforms and quotes from the candidates.
According to Issues That Matter, below are excerpted stances from the four major party platforms regarding HIV/AIDS:
Green Platform: “An
all-out campaign must be waged against AIDS/HIV and other blood-borne
diseases such as hepatitis. The AIDS epidemic has not been adequately
addressed at the local, state, federal, or international levels. All
people in all countries, including those with AIDS/HIV, have a right to
medical care, protection from discrimination, and confidentiality.”
Democratic Platform:
“Democrats believe an AIDS-free generation is within our grasp. But
today far too many Americans living with HIV are without access to
quality care and too many new infections occur each year.”
Republican Platform:
The 2016 Republican Party Platform does not explicitly address the
HIV/AIDS epidemic in the U.S, but it does state support for President
George W. Bush’s health initiatives, including AIDS relief under PEPFAR
and the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria.
Libertarian Platform: The 2016 Libertarian Party Platform does not mention HIV/AIDS in the U.S.
Read more articles from POZ, here.
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