AIDS HOSPICE SUES COUNTY.Byline: City News Service In suing the county Tuesday, the AIDS Healthcare Foundation The AIDS Healthcare Foundation is a non profit, Los Angeles-based AIDS treatment and advocacy center. Their official founding pledge is to "provide cutting-edge medicine and advocacy, regardless of ability to pay. alleged its funding was halved after its top officials blasted the Board of Supervisors for cutting AIDS programs funding countywide. A county spokeswoman said attorneys could not comment on the Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. Superior Court action because they have not seen the complaint. The AHF AHF antihemophilic factor (coagulation factor VIII). AHF abbr. antihemophilic factor AHF, n the abbreviation for antihemophilic factor. See also factor VIII. alleges violation of free speech, violation of right to due process and conspiracy to deprive civil rights. It seeks $5 million in damages. The outpatient, inpatient hospice for Los Angeles residents living with HIV HIV (Human Immunodeficiency Virus), either of two closely related retroviruses that invade T-helper lymphocytes and are responsible for AIDS. There are two types of HIV: HIV-1 and HIV-2. HIV-1 is responsible for the vast majority of AIDS in the United States. and AIDS contends it was supposed to receive $1.9 million from the county this year. But AHF alleges that the figure was halved after AHF organized demonstrations to protest a $4.8 million cut to AIDS programs countywide. ``During the months of April, May and early June 1996, AHF took out a number of full-page newspaper advertisements criticizing the spending cuts and local government officials' lack of leadership on AIDS issues,'' the complaint states. AHF contends county officials were motivated to cut AHF funding ``by a desire to defame de·fame tr.v. de·famed, de·fam·ing, de·fames 1. To damage the reputation, character, or good name of by slander or libel. See Synonyms at malign. 2. Archaic To disgrace. , punish and single out AHF because of its public policy advocacy, and to discourage any future public policy advocacy.'' |
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