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   Abortion could have prevented AIDS if the parents of homosexuals   
   were sterilized and any unborn babies they may have had, aborted.   
      
   No homosexuals, no AIDS.   
      
   New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Sunday announced an initiative to   
   bring new HIV/AIDS cases below epidemic levels in the state by   
   2020. The plan calls for more aggressive testing, treatment and   
   tracking of the disease.   
      
   "The state of New York was ground zero of HIV/AIDs when the   
   crisis hit 30 years ago," Mr. Cuomo said in remarks before   
   walking in New York City's gay-pride parade. "It's fitting that   
   New York could be the state that is the most aggressive in   
   eradicating the disease."   
      
   The goal is to have the number of new HIV infections fall below   
   the number of HIV-related deaths by 2020, at which point it will   
   no longer be considered an epidemic in the state, according to   
   the Cuomo administration.   
      
   Mr. Cuomo said the plan would involve implementing new testing   
   protocols—including wider use of at-home HIV/AIDs tests—and   
   working with drug companies to help infected people access and   
   afford medication.   
      
   Mr. Cuomo said state health officials will reach out to   
   communities where HIV/AIDS risk is high and provide pre-exposure   
   medications that can help prevent the disease. "We're not going   
   to be happy until we end the epidemic and we believe we can," he   
   said.   
      
   The state's interim health commissioner, Howard Zucker, appeared   
   with the governor for the announcement. Dr. Zucker said the   
   state's benchmarks for assessing the effectiveness of the plan   
   include tracking the numbers of people using at-home HIV/AIDS   
   tests and enrolling in health-care programs.   
      
   State Sen. Brad Hoylman, a Manhattan Democrat, praised the   
   governor's initiative. "Although there is still no cure,   
   scientific advances and widespread health care coverage…have put   
   an end to the epidemic within our reach," he said.   
      
   http://online.wsj.com/articles/cuomo-unveils-new-effort-to-   
   reduce-hiv-aids-cases-1404102024?mod=rss_newyork_main   
      
       
      
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