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House [US House of Representatives] Passes CAFTA; Bush Expected To Sign Pact; HIV/AIDS Advocates Say Agreement Could Threaten Treatment Access
The House on Wednesday approved 217-215 the Central American Free Trade Agreement...[Some] international health advocates say the agreement could limit access to medical treatment, including HIV/AIDS-related drugs, for thousands of poor people in Central America...However, some analysts have said that a side letter to CAFTA states that the patent-protection provisions in the agreement should not affect government AIDS treatment programs.