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British Humanist Association statement in support of World AIDS Day

Thu, Dec 01, 2011 01:01 CET

Naomi Phillips, BHA Head of Public Affairs, said, 'The British Humanist Association (BHA) aims to lend its support to significant initiatives to meet global challenges. For us, World AIDS Day is such an initiative, where uniting in the fight against HIV must begin with accepting scientific evidence for the basis and treatment of HIV/AIDS, and acknowledging human responsibility and endeavour as the way to reduce harm, to prevent unnecessary suffering and deaths, and to combat prejudice and discrimination. The BHA was a founding member of the Protest the Pope campaign, which condemned the

BHA welcomes Lords Committee’s call for statutory SRE

Thu, Sep 01, 2011 19:56 CET

The House of Lords Select Committee on HIV and AIDS in the United Kingdom has called today for Sex and Relationships Education (SRE) to become a statutory national curriculum subject – a call that the British Humanist Association (BHA) welcomes.The Committee was formed in December last year to consider HIV and AIDS in the United Kingdom, and their recommendation came as the Committee published its concluding report, ‘No vaccine, no cure’. The report’s main conclusion was that prevention should become the main priority in tackling HIV and AIDS. To this end, the role of SRE was examined, and

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British Humanist Association statement in support of World AIDS Day

BHA welcomes Lords Committee’s call for statutory SRE

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