[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 153 (2007), Part 12]
[House]
[Page 16762]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




           ABSTINENCE/FIDELITY FUNDING PROTECTIONS IN PEPFAR

  (Mr. PITTS asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. PITTS. Mr. Speaker, the President's Emergency Plan for Aids 
Relief, called PEPFAR, has instituted a carefully crafted comprehensive 
approach to fighting the spread of AIDS.
  This approach is based on the ABC prevention model that has proven 
highly successful in Uganda. This model was developed there by Africans 
in Africa. A stands for abstinence until marriage; B for be faithful, 
or monogamy; and C for condoms.
  This approach is working to reduce AIDS prevalence. But the Foreign 
Ops appropriations bill that we vote on today seeks to gut this 
comprehensive approach. Specifically, the bill does away with funding 
protections for the abstinence and fidelity parts of the model. It 
would remove the mandate for the A and B portions in the model.
  These are very important components, and these are the most effective 
in reducing AIDS occurrence. Just look at this chart illustrating the 
experience in Kenya, proof that abstinence and fidelity work.
  I have an amendment to restore funding for these protections in a 
results-based comprehensive ABC approach. I urge support.

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