Rand Paul Belonged to HIV-Denying Group
Source: TDB
Rand Paul in 2009 said he was a member of a physicians association that has publicized debunked medical theories, including links between vaccines and autism, as well as abortion and breast cancer. A conference sponsored by the Association of American Physicians and Surgeons even said that HIV did not cause AIDS. I am not a newcomer to AAPS, Paul told the group in 2009 while he was running for the U.S. Senate. Paul added that hed been a member for more than two decades, and in the words of The New York Times, relied on its research, statistics, and views about the role of government in medicine. Paul told the Times on Tuesday he isnt anti-vaccination despite saying that he had heard from parents whose children had suffered profound mental disorders after being vaccinated. Thats not what I said. I said Ive heard of people whove had vaccines and they see a temporal association and they believe that.
Read it at The New York Times
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Read more: http://www.thedailybeast.com/cheats/2015/02/04/rand-paul-belonged-to-hiv-denying-group.html
Link to article about conference sponsored by the Association of American Physicians
http://web.archive.org/web/20030810232906/http://www.sierratimes.com/03/07/29/blanton.htm
wyldwolf
(43,868 posts)KamaAina
(78,249 posts)Crowman1979
(3,844 posts)Denying all science and facts based on internet rumors and quack medicine. Not to mention the fact that HIV-denialists have killed thousands in South Africa.
Crowman1979
(3,844 posts)Not surprisingly from AIDS-related causes.
Bluenorthwest
(45,319 posts)condoms prevent transmission of the virus. It's the number one killer in Africa and the Pope says it is a sin to use condoms. This of course has killed more than the anti vaccine folks have managed so far, with over a million a year still dying on that continent.
JohnnyLib2
(11,212 posts)The thought of him holding the reins is truly frightening.
samsingh
(17,600 posts)repugs seem to be stupid
dinger130
(199 posts)that I enjoy. Their name for Mr. Paul is:
Dr. Miniature Texan Liberty Christ Rand Paul
Sounds about right to me.
RoccoR5955
(12,471 posts)Rand Paul, now stands as another member of my permanent fecal register.
I lost a brother to AIDS in the 80s, so he and his deniers can go pound salt into a rat hole at the Crowbar Hotel!
Dopers_Greed
(2,640 posts)Under his hair piece
blkmusclmachine
(16,149 posts)MrScorpio
(73,631 posts)What else are we to expect from this guy?
The GOP: Home of every bad idea ever.
BlancheSplanchnik
(20,219 posts)Bluenorthwest
(45,319 posts)What he teaches is a form of HIV denialism the Church claims that condoms spread HIV and they condemn their use. HIV is the largest killer in Africa, where too many people listen to the Bishops. 1.4 million last year.
So while Rand Paul is a giant idiot, the rest of Congress are playing the role of promotional team for a person whose toxic anti science theories are doing enormous harm. To me, anyone who endorses or legitimizes deadly quackery is a bad person.