U.S. AIDS Program Should Nix Anti-Sex Work Pledge, Activists Say
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The anti-prostitution pledge that international AIDS groups must make to receive U.S. government funding should be eliminated because it discourages sex workers from taking advantage of the programs, advocates said.
Ten groups that advocate for sex workers today in Washington called for an end to the pledge, which was added to a U.S. law for the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief, an initiative known as Pepfar that was started in 2003 by President George W. Bush.