To: The Georgia State House, The Georgia State Senate, and Governor Brian Kemp
Condemn Georgia State Rep. Betty Price's HIV quarantine remarks
Condemn hateful remarks from legislators about HIV and people living with that malady.
Lawmakers should be trying to solve problems that face their constituents, not ridicule and condemn people that rely on the legislative process to address their issues.
Lawmakers should be trying to solve problems that face their constituents, not ridicule and condemn people that rely on the legislative process to address their issues.
Why is this important?
I'm asking all interested and concerned MoveOn.org members to join me in condemning the incredibly hateful remarks made by Georgia State Rep. Betty Price during a GA House meeting on barriers to health care.
In her own shocking words "I don't want to say the quarantine word-but I guess I just said it. Is there an ability, since I would guess that public dollars are expended heavily in prophylaxis and treatment of this condition, so we have a public interest in curtailing the spread... Are there any methods legally that we could do that would curtail the spread? It seems to me it's almost frightening the number of people who are living that are potentially carriers, well they are carriers, with the potential to spread, whereas in the past they died more readily and then at that point they are not posing a risk."
In her own shocking words "I don't want to say the quarantine word-but I guess I just said it. Is there an ability, since I would guess that public dollars are expended heavily in prophylaxis and treatment of this condition, so we have a public interest in curtailing the spread... Are there any methods legally that we could do that would curtail the spread? It seems to me it's almost frightening the number of people who are living that are potentially carriers, well they are carriers, with the potential to spread, whereas in the past they died more readily and then at that point they are not posing a risk."