| Resolution Number: | 2009-A160 |
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| Title: | Support Medical Care Reform to Include HIV/AIDS Treatment |
| Legislative Action Taken: | Concurred as Amended |
| Final Text: | |
Resolved, That the 76th General Convention of The Episcopal Church notes with concern high rates of HIV infection particularly in our African American communities and grieves the discrepancies in levels of care and treatment of people living with HIV/AIDS based on poverty, prejudice, racism, ignorance and the lack of visibility; and be it further
Resolved, That the 76th General Convention urges the United States Congress and the President of the United States to include in comprehensive health care reform legislation provisions that would cover persons with pre-existing conditions such as HIV/AIDS and sexually transmitted diseases, under any health care plan; and be it further
Resolved, That The Episcopal Church advocate strongly for access to adequate medical care not based on any factor other than the need for health care.
| Citation: | General Convention, Journal of the General Convention of...The Episcopal Church, Anaheim, 2009 (New York: General Convention, 2009), pp. 536-537. |
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Legislative History
| Author: | The Executive Council: Committee on HIV/AIDS |
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| Originating House: | House of Bishops |
| Originating Committee: | Committee on Social and Urban Affairs |
House of Bishops
The House of Bishops Committee on Social and Urban Affairs presented its Report #9 on Resolution A160 (Access to Adequate Medical Care for People Living with AIDS) and moved adoption with amendment.
Original Text of Resolution:
(A160)
Resolved, the House of Deputies concurring, That the 76th General Convention of The Episcopal Church notes with concern high rates of HIV infection particularly in our African American communities and deplores the discrepancies in levels of care and treatment of people living with HIV/AIDS based on poverty, prejudice, ignorance and the lack of visibility; and be it further
Resolved, That The Episcopal Church advocate strongly for access to adequate medical care not based on any factor other than the need for health care.
Committee Amendment:
Resolved, the House of Deputies concurring, That the 76th General
Convention of The Episcopal Church notes with concern high rates of HIV
infection particularly in our African American communities and deploresgrieves the discrepancies in levels of care and treatment of
people living with HIV/AIDS based on poverty, prejudice, racism,
ignorance and the lack of visibility; and be it further
Resolved, That the 76th General Convention urges the United States Congress and the President of the United States to include in comprehensive health care reform legislation provisions that would cover persons with pre-existing conditions such as HIV/AIDS and sexually transmitted diseases, under any health care plan; and be it further
Resolved, That The Episcopal Church advocate strongly for access to adequate medical care not based on any factor other than the need for health care.
Motion carried
Resolution adopted with amendment
(Communicated to the House of Deputies in HB Message #48)
House of Deputies
The House of Deputies Committee on Social and Urban Affairs presented its Report #14 on Resolution A160 (Access to Adequate Medical Care for People Living with AIDS) and moved concurrence.
The House concurred
(Communicated to the House of Bishops in HD Message #117)
Resolution Concurred by Both Houses, July 13.
| Report Reference: | Executive Council: Committee on HIV/AIDS, Reports to the 76th General Convention, 2009, pp. 682-687. |
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| Abstract: | The 76th General Convention grieves the high rates of HIV infection in our African American communities; urges the inclusion of HIV/AIDS in any health care plan; and asks the Church to advocate for equal access to medical care. |