ON THE RECORD
“It’s a strange sense of priority when we cut out funding for testing of an infection that is continuing to grow and is a deadly virus.”
--Wayne Trevathan, executive director of a Long Beach gay and lesbian center that gives free AIDS tests, discussing a cut in state funding for the tests.
“The state of California cannot afford to provide every resident with a test, sometimes two or three times a year.”
--Anna Ramirez, chief of the education and prevention services branch of the state Office of AIDS.
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