Trump Orders U.S. to Stop Distribution of Life-Saving HIV Drugs

President Donald Trump has paused funding for the popular and effective program for distributing HIV/AIDS medications known as PEPFAR, the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief. As a result of Trump’s Jan. 20 executive order halting the vast majority of foreign aid for at least 90 days, his administration has also ordered that those medications already on the shelves not be disbursed. Since its creation in 2003 by President George W. Bush,...