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| CA condom bill vetoed |
| By The Advocate |
| Published: 10/03/2006 |
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SACRAMENTO, CA - The landmark California Assembly Bill 1677, which would have allowed public health organizations and officials the opportunity to distribute condoms to state correctional facilities in order to control the staggering rate of HIV infections among inmates, cleared its final legislative hurdles only to be vetoed by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger on Friday. “The HIV infection rate in our state correctional facilities is many times higher than in the general population. With the average duration of incarceration being just two years, HIV infections in our state correctional facilities quickly spread to communities on the outside with high incarceration rates. Sadly, the governor's veto of condoms in prison will result in thousands of people both inside and outside of prison being infected with HIV at a staggeringly high cost in both human lives and taxpayer dollars,” noted Assemblyman Paul Koretz of West Hollywood, author of the bill. Other organizations have joined Koretz in criticizing Schwarzenegger, including bill proponents the Southern California HIV/AIDS Advocacy Coalition, AIDS Project Los Angeles, and the AIDS Healthcare Foundation. Read more. If link has expired, check the website of the article's original news source. |
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