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UK Deporting HIV Patients to 'Death Sentence'

Critics say British policy hypocritical

By Ambreen Ali,  Newser User

Posted Dec 1, 2008 4:58 AM CST

(Newser) – An African policy group is accusing the UK of deporting immigrants who were being treated for HIV to almost certain death in places where they will be unable to acquire drugs needed to survive. Advocates call the move hypocritical since Britain is a vocal backer of an international declaration calling for universal access to AIDS drugs, the Guardian reports.

"I think when you have got someone who has been put on treatment here and then they are removed to a country where they can't get treatment, it is virtually a death sentence," charged a member of parliament.

A candlelight ceremony in honor of people who have died of HIV and AIDS is held in Zimbabwe.
A candlelight ceremony in honor of people who have died of HIV and AIDS is held in Zimbabwe.   (AP Photo)
An activist holds a red ribbon, the symbol of AIDS awareness, during a march marking World AIDS Day yesterday.
An activist holds a red ribbon, the symbol of AIDS awareness, during a march marking World AIDS Day yesterday.   (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)
Many HIV patients are sent back to nations where they can't get proper treatment.
Many HIV patients are sent back to nations where they can't get proper treatment.   (AP Photo/Karel Prinsloo, File)
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jagerhans
Sep 23, 2009 4:07 AM CDT
during our lifespan we will witness the most awful and destructive catastrophes of human history, there is no escape from this. i'll be glad to discover i was wrong but i think this is unlikely to happen.

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