Support the PATHWAY Act

Bipartisan legislation has been introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives to address women's and girls' disproportionate vulnerability to HIV/AIDS worldwide. The Protection Against Transmission of HIV for Women and Youth (PATHWAY) Act, would require that U.S. global AIDS strategy include provisions to:

• increase access to female condoms;
• confront gender-based violence, rape and sexual coercion, and child marriage;
• promote positive male behavior and respect for the rights of women and girls;
• bolster health care services that women use; and
• expand educational and economic opportunities.

In addition, PATHWAY would remove the harmful "earmark" in the U.S. global AIDS plan (commonly referred to as PEPFAR) requiring disproportionate funding for abstinence-only-until-marriage efforts. Removing this restriction will enable local communities to have the mix of prevention programming that meets their own needs.

>>What can I do?
Call, write or email your Representative today!

>>What do I tell them?
Urge him or her to co-sponsor the PATHWAY Act, because HIV prevention strategies must meet the needs of women and girls worldwide. 

>>How do I contact my Representative? 
Contact information for your Representative can be found here.

One minute of your time today will make a difference.  Let's invest our tax dollars wisely to more effectively address HIV prevention!