20-year-old HIV travel ban is lifted
President Barack Obama announced the elimination of the ban on HIV-positive visitors coming to the U.S. at a signing ceremony for the Ryan White HIV/AIDS Treatment Extension Act. The lifting of the HIV ban was approved by President George W. Bush, but his term ended before it could be implemented.
Washington Blade | 10/29
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