Vancouver: HIV-Positive Canadian Takes On U.S. Travel Ban
On march 16 I was passing by the Art Gallery where some people were protesting about the US ban on HIV-positive travellers. They also supported a bill now making its way through the US Senate to repeal the 20 years old ban that allows U.S. customs to refuse entry to those who carry the virus that causes AIDS. Today’s Globe and Mail has more on this:
“A harrowing encounter between an HIV-positive Canadian travelling to the United States and a U.S. border guard has helped thrust a long-standing but little-known law back into the political ring.
The U.S. Senate is expected to vote next month on a bill proposed by Massachusetts Senator John Kerry that would lift what he calls a Draconian travel ban that has caused thousands of Canadians and other foreigners to be refused entry to the United States because they have the virus that causes AIDS.” [The Globe And Mail]
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