Posted on 06/25/2010 4:55:24 PM PDT by Sub-Driver
Obama urges all Americans to get tested for AIDS/HIV By Michael O'Brien - 06/25/10 03:24 PM ET
President Barack Obama urged all Americans on Friday to be tested for HIV.
Obama released a statement this afternoon marking National HIV Testing Day on Sunday, and encouraged people to get tested to learn their HIV status, the virus that contributes to AIDS.
"As we mark this day, I would like to renew my call for all Americans to help reduce the risk of infection by getting tested for HIV and learning their HIV status," Obama said in a statement.
"And research shows that people who know their status take better care of themselves and take steps to reduce the risk of transmitting HIV to others," he added. "That is why it is so important that people get tested."
Obama noted the advances in research and treatment of HIV and AIDS since the late 1980s and early 1990s, when AIDS was highly stigmatized and seen as an almost-certain death sentence.
He also called on philanthropic and faith-based groups, among other groups, to get involved in helping to fight AIDS.
"[A]ll of us have a responsibility to reduce our risk and know our status, to continue to support those already affected by this disease, and to fight the stigma and discrimination people still face," he said. "So on this National HIV Testing Day, let us all recommit to do our part to help stop the spread of HIV and AIDS."
And feed the nothing but Alpo.
Maybe he should be addressing all the rump rangers always going in and out of the whitehouse.
Obama is acting more and more like crazy Castro-like Central American dictator in the movie “Bananas”. He finally went over the line when he he ordered all peasants to wear their undershorts outide their pants and made Swedish the national language .
Hey barry, we aren’t kenya.
What about the illegals? Should they get tested too? Isn’t that part of Obamacare? Former [characterization deleted]s like Zero need to worry about this.
I’ll do it when I have a pap smear and get checked for ovarian cancer.
Perhaps getting database ready for death panels
Yeah, uh, considering my total lack of any history of that nature, I’m pretty sure I’m 100% clean...
I think all queers and so called bi-sexuals should get tested but as for everyone else, FUBO. This is just another attempt to portray aids as a disease that is as common in heterosexuals as it is in queers, which simply isn’t true.
Could it be a stealth invite to test out a secret-level country-wide health care system?
Weirdo
Crossed my mind too.
You first, Barry.
I do...it's called preaching against sexual immorality.
ROFL! You win the post of the day award!
Great answer!
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