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S mith I ntroduces
G lobal AIDS B ill
.S. Sens. Gordon Smith, R-Ore., and Bar
bara Boxer, D-Calif., introduced legisla
tion June 28 ensuring that the United States
will continue to play an active leadership role in
the international fight against HIV/AIDS. The
Boxer-Smith Global AIDS Research and Relief
Act would authorize additional funding to pre
vent and treat the disease abroad.
“The global fight against HIV/AIDS is one
in which the United States must play a leading
role,” Smith said. “This legislation will allow the
U.S. to provide that leadership by providing
needed assistance to sub-Saharan Africa and
other parts of the world where whole popula
tions are suffering from this pandemic.”
About 36 million people in the world are
living with HIV/AIDS. Of those, almost 95
percent live in developing nations where Cascade AIDS Project deputy executive director
advanced technology to combat the disease is Dan Bueling knows the way to San Jose
not readily available.
Sub-Saharan Africa has been hit especially announced June 18. After 14 years in Portland,
hard, accounting for more than 40 percent of he will move to San Jose, Calif., in September to
people living with HIV/AIDS. As a result of begin a new life with his boyfriend, Dan Siebert.
this high rate of infection, more than 10 mil
July 1 marked Bueling’s 10-year anniversary
lion children have been orphaned. This num as a CAP employee. Prior to being named
ber is predicted to increase to 44 million in the deputy executive director in May 2000, he
next decade.
worked in various capacities of increasing
The Boxer-Smith bill would authorize $1.2
responsibility and leadership, Bruner said.
billion during the next two fiscal years for the
“Dan’s talents and gifts have touched
U.S. Agency for International Development to every area at CAP and have also left an
combat the spread of the epidemic. At least 50 important mark on the broader HIV preven
percent of this funding will be designated to tion and services arena across Oregon and
fight the disease in sub-Saharan Africa.
southwest Washington,” he added. “From a
Boxer and Smith pushed for passage of the selfish perspective, I am very sad at Dan’s
Global AIDS Prevention Act last year, securing departure. I have grown and learned from my
$300 million in bilateral aid for the develop three years working beside him and have not
ment of international AIDS programs. The leg worked with a person of greater integrity,
islation was included in broader international stronger work ethic and genuine warmth in
health legislation that became law.
my career. I am also happy and excited for
Smith also sent a letter June 29 to Health
Dan and know that good things await him
Secretary Tommy Thompson urging him to both personally and professionally.”
expand Medicaid coverage for those suffering
from HIV/AIDS. Currently, people with HIV
abon s at t gain
generally only qualify for Medicaid coverage
once they become eligible for Supplemental
on Mabon seems to have found a new
Security Income. Because individuals are not
enemy to occupy himself for the time being:
eligible for SSI until they become disabled,
Oregon Attorney General Hardy Myers. The
those with asymptomatic HIV infection are not two are at odds over the wording of an anti
eligible for Medicaid until they have developed abortion ballot measure initiative, Willamette
full-blown AIDS.
Week reports July 4.
“We must not let an administrative rule pre
The Oregon Citizens Alliance executive
vent those with HIV from getting the health director has filed court documents so the title will
care that they need,” Smith said. “By expanding read, “God Gives Life, all human beings protect
Medicaid coverage to include low-income indi ed from moral harm, from fertilization until nat
viduals with HIV, we can improve care while ural death.” Myers’ version: “Prohibits: Abortion;
alleviating the suffering of thousands.”
physician aid-in-dying; certain pain control,
Treating individuals with HIV early in the birth-control methods; other ‘mortal harm.’ ”
progression of the disease provides numerous
benefits, Smith noted. By providing therapeu
moke ree ewspaper
tics earlier, treatment costs will decrease, new A
HIV infections will decrease because of lower
ust Out, the newspaper you are reading at this
viral loads, the AIDS Drug Assistance Program
very moment, was honored last month for
refusing tobacco advertising. The policy was
will be able to provide care to more individuals
with HIV because of savings, and the quality of enacted when Marty Davis bought Oregon’s
life for countless HIV-positive individuals will queer publication in January 1999.
The Multnomah County Tobacco Preven
be improved.
tion Coalition presented Just Out with its the
Community Recognition Award on June 19 at
the Asian Family Center. The other recipi
CAP oses ts
ents were the Mount Hood Jazz Festival,
eputy irector
Salty’s on the Columbia and Kells Irish
an Bueling will resign July 31 as deputy Restaurant & Pub. n
executive director of Cascade AIDS Proj
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