| Resolution Number: | 1988-D101 |
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| Title: | Oppose Discrimination Against People with HIV/AIDS |
| Legislative Action Taken: | Concurred |
| Final Text: | |
Resolved, That this 69th General Convention urge all Bishops of this Church to publicly speak in opposition to attempts made at the local level to quarantine people who have AIDS, or ARC, or have tested HIV positive; or otherwise compromise their civil rights; and be it further
Resolved, That all members of the Episcopal Church be urged to support the confidentiality of people who have AIDS, or ARC, or have tested HIV positive, and to support anti-discrimination efforts nationwide.
| Citation: | General Convention, Journal of the General Convention of...The Episcopal Church, Detroit, 1988 (New York: General Convention, 1989), p. 692. |
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Legislative History
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| Originating House: | House of Bishops |
| Originating Committee: | Committee on Social and Urban Affairs |
House of Bishops
Original Text of Resolution:
(D101)
Resolved, the House of Deputies concurring, That this 69th General Convention urge all Bishops of this Church to publicly speak in opposition to attempts made at the local level to quarantine people who have AIDS, or ARC, or have tested HIV positive; or otherwise compromise their civil rights; and be it further
Resolved, That all members of the Episcopal Church be urged to support the confidentiality of people who have AIDS, or ARC, or have tested HIV positive, and to support anti-discrimination efforts nationwide.
Motion carried
Resolution adopted
(Communicated to the House of Deputies in HB Message #171)
House of Deputies
The Committee on Social and Urban Affairs presented its Report #71 on House of Bishops Message #171 relating to Resolution D101 (AIDS discrimination) and moved concurrence.
The House concurred
(Communicated to the House of Bishops in HD Message #337)
Resolution Concurred by Both Houses, July 11.
| Abstract: | The 69th General Convention urges opposition to those who attempt to compromise the civil rights of persons with HIV/AIDS. |
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