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Monday, December 10, 2007

Iowans for AIDS Action Members Condemn Huckabee’s ‘92 AIDS Comments

PRESS STATEMENT Monday, December 10, 2007 Contacts: Tami Haught, Nashua: (c) 641-220-2579 Scott Clair, Ames: (w) 515-2940682 or (h) 515-453-2999 Iowans for AIDS Action Members Condemn Huckabee’s ‘92 AIDS Comments, Call for All Candidates to Support Smart Public Health Approaches to HIV Prevention and Treatment Des Moines, IA- Members of Iowans for AIDS Action today released the following statements regarding Governor Mike Huckabee’s 1992 comments about the AIDS epidemic. In his response to an AP questionnaire, Huckabee said, “If the federal government is truly serious about doing something with the AIDS virus, we need to take steps that would isolate the carriers of this plague.” He continued by saying “It is difficult to understand the public policy towards AIDS. It is the first time in the history of civilization in which the carriers of a genuine plague have not been isolated from the general population, and in which this deadly disease for which there is no cure is being treated as a civil rights issue instead of the true health crisis it represents.” “Huckabee, a former pastor, should know well the words of Jesus – “In as much as you… (more)