European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - May 2, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse Page the stars and stripes Bennett urges widespread aids tests Washington up education Secretary William Bennett going beyond his previous controversial remarks that sexual abstinence would Slop the spread of aids. Thursday said he favors Ai steals Tor marriages imprisonment and medical treatment. I realize of course that i am touch ing on sensitive issues Bennett told Stu dents in remarks prepared for delivery a Georgetown University. Bar Man said America has not been openly and honestly coping with the deadly acquired immune deficiency syn drome thai destroys the body s ability to fight disease. The fear of seeming to be insensitive intolerant or Means i riled has had an intimidating effect a chilling effect on open honest Public debate on aids Bennett said. It is Lime that this dulling effected he said i is time that we Tell the Ruth and face the facts about aids. The truth is this aids kills. It is fruitless. Ird ced it is downright dangerous to pre tend we can conduct business As usual Dennett said statistics show aids Al ready has spread from its primary risk groups of homosexuals and intravenous drug users to heterosexuals and unborn and the within the next 48 months 4,000 babies will have been exposed to the aids virus while in the womb he said. Bennett said doctors estimate conservatively thai by 199, some 270,000 americans i have been stricken and some 180,000 will have died from figures exceed the number of com Bat deaths during the Vietnam and korean wars combined he said. Testing could be expanded in a variety of ways Bennett said. Voluntary testing could be even More strongly encouraged and facilitated. I believe it should be. And 1 think there is a Good Case to remade for proposals to make testing a requirement for Hospital admissions he said. He recommended aids testing a medical treatment clinics perhaps Par Licul Aryai Ibue serving High risk is and for those seeking admission to this he finally Mccomm a
