Anti-Prostitution Rule Draws Top Court Review in HIV Case
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The U.S. Supreme Court, taking up a free-speech clash, will decide whether groups that get federal money for overseas anti-HIV and AIDS programs can be required to take a stance against prostitution.
The justices today said they will review a decision invalidating a federal requirement that organizations receiving funds adopt policies opposing prostitution and sex trafficking. The provision is part of a 2003 law that increased U.S. efforts against infectious diseases around the world. Congress has authorized spending of more than $60 billion under the program.