ahhhhhhhhhh crickey, somebody needs to brush their teeth.
Fury at Howard HIV entry ban call
Aids charities have reacted angrily to Australian Prime Minister John Howard's opposition to HIV-positive immigrants moving to Australia. Mr Howard proposed a blanket ban, which would only be exempt in special cases, during a radio interview in Melbourne. [/p] Australian HIV activists said the country's immigration laws already had tight restrictions. [/p] The UK's National Aids Trust described the proposal as illegal, discriminatory and ineffective. [!-- E SF --] [/p]
'Impractical to enforce' [/p] Mr Howard was asked about the issue during a visit to Melbourne, in Victoria state, which has seen a sharp rise in HIV cases. [/p] Infectious diseases spetgwpdt Dr Chris Lemoh called it "a hysterical overreaction, it mixes racism with a phobia about infectious disease", according to the Associated Press news agency. [/p] "To not allow people to come on the basis of any health condition is immoral, it's unethical and it's impractical to enforce."[/p]
Victoria's public health officials have blamed the rise in HIV cases partly on overseas immigrants, but also on Australian residents relocating from other parts of the country. [/p] "I think we should have the most stringent possible conditions in relation to that nationwide, and I know the health minister is concerned about that and is examining ways of tightening things up," Mr Howard said.
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