Gay activists dropped off a 26-foot-long petition at Gov.Thompson's office Monday urging him to sign bills on AIDS patientcare and AIDS education, and to amend and sign a bill on AIDS testingconfidentiality.
The 1,800-signature petition was delivered to Thompson's Chicagooffice to remind him that "some good legislation was actuallypassed," and to indicate that "there are a certain number of voters"supporting the bills, said Tim Drake of the Illinois Gay and LesbianTask Force.
Thompson should sign into law a package that addresses issuessurrounding care for people with AIDS and a bill that mandates thestate Board of Education to include AIDS education in school healthcourses, said Drake.
A bill that would require consent and establish confidentialityrules for AIDS antibody tests should be amended to eliminate anexemption for insurance companies and health maintenanceorganizations, he said.
The task force is urging Thompson to veto bills requiringtracing of sexual contacts for people with the AIDS virus and makingAIDS testing mandatory.
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