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== Bill Clinton's Circumcision Advocacy == | == Bill Clinton's Circumcision Advocacy == | ||
At the 16th International Conference on AIDS, former US President Bill Clinton called for the world to prepare to tackle the cultural taboos surrounding circumcision, claiming it protects men and the women they sleep with from AIDS. Clinton went on to say that the United States is spending more to fight HIV than any other government. Clinton joined Microsoft co-founder [[Bill Gates]] in praising President George W. Bush's [[President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief]] (PEPFAR).<ref> | At the 16th International Conference on AIDS, former US President Bill Clinton called for the world to prepare to tackle the cultural taboos surrounding circumcision, claiming it protects men and the women they sleep with from AIDS. Clinton went on to say that the United States is spending more to fight HIV than any other government. Clinton joined Microsoft co-founder [[Bill Gates]] in praising President George W. Bush's [[President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief]] (PEPFAR).<ref>{{REFnews | ||
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| title = Clinton: Circumcision - the answer to AIDS | | title=Clinton: Circumcision - the answer to AIDS | ||
| date = | | date=Aug 16, 2006 | ||
| publisher = Reuters | | publisher=Reuters, Ynetnews | ||
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}}</ref> Bill Clinton ponders mandatory circumcision.<ref> | }}</ref> Bill Clinton ponders mandatory circumcision.<ref>{{REFnews | ||
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| url = http://thelondonfog.blogspot.com/2006/08/bill-clinton-ponders-mandatory.html | | title= Bill Clinton ponders mandatory circumcision | ||
| | | date=Wednesday, 16 August, 2006 | ||
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| title = Circumcision may be the answer to Aids, says Clinton | | last=Boseley | ||
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| date=Wednesday, 16 August 2006 | |||
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== Quotes == | == Quotes == | ||
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| Text=...we will have a big job to do. It is important that as we leave here we all be prepared for a green light that could have a staggering impact on the male population but that will be frankly a lot of trouble to get done. | |||
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| ref=<ref>[http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3291902,00.html Reuters, (2006-8-16). Circumcision: The answer to AIDS. "Jewish World"]</ref> | |||
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[[Category:People|Clinton, Bill]] | [[Category:People|Clinton, Bill]] | ||
