Alliance for Open Society International

Open Society Condemns Supreme Court Ruling that Denies First Amendment Rights and Hurts Fight against HIV/AIDS

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Monday, June 29, 2020
Anti-prostitution pledge, HIV/AIDS, Prostitution, United States foreign policy, Alliance for Open Society International, Prostitution law, Public policy, Articles, Federal government of the United States

This policy requires organizations and their foreign affiliates that receive U.S. government funding to fight HIV internationally to explicitly oppose prostitution.

Key Points: 
  • This policy requires organizations and their foreign affiliates that receive U.S. government funding to fight HIV internationally to explicitly oppose prostitution.
  • Alliance for Open Society International, part of the Open Society Foundations, has been involved in a nearly 16-year battle on the constitutionality of the Anti-Prostitution Pledge.
  • This is the second time the Supreme Court considered it, and marks a departure from previous rulings that determined the rule was unconstitutional.
  • Open Society Foundations, along with several other organizations, were plaintiffs in the case challenging the Pledge, arguing that it amounted to unconstitutional forced speech.