Globe Editorial
TWENTY YEARS ago, when fear and uncertainty still marked the public's reaction to AIDS, the federal government banned HIV-positive travelers from entering the United States. Since it has long been established that the virus cannot be transmitted through casual contact and can be successfully managed, the ban serves no public health purpose. It is merely discriminatory, and it has disqualified ... (Full article: 444 words)
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