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Bush Pushes Abstinence in AIDS Program

Posted Feb 17, 08 1:21 PM CST in World,  Arts & Living,  US 

(Newser) – President Bush urged Congress today to “stop squabbling” and renew his global AIDS program, which provides medication and treatment for millions and earmarks funds for abstinence efforts. In Tanzania, his African tour’s second stop, Bush signed a $700 million aid package, saying, “We don’t want people guessing on the continent of Africa whether the generosity of the American people will continue.”

Seeking to remove abstinence-until-marriage provisions, some Democrats have stalled the renewal, the AP reports. Despite low US approval ratings, Bush was feted by Tanzanians, and their president said, "If this program is discontinued or disrupted, there will be so many people who will lose hope."

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