Vol. 73/No. 26 July 13, 2009
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Hundreds protest California cuts to HIV funds |
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Militant/Eric Simpson
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SACRAMENTO, California—Several hundred protesters converged on the state capitol here June 10 to protest devastating cuts to AIDS programs across the state. Busloads of demonstrators drove up from Los Angeles, San Francisco, and Fresno.
State legislators are considering a budget that cuts more than $80 million in drug subsidies, AIDS education, and AIDS prevention programs. The spirited rally had a simple message: “No cuts!” Protesters explained that cuts in subsidies for expensive retroviral drugs will cost lives. A few days earlier, hundreds rallied at a Los Angeles cemetery to defend AIDS programs. A rally of several hundred also took place in Palm Springs, California, the same day. —ERIC SIMPSON Front page (for this issue) | Home | Text-version home |