Fulfilling a campaign promise, Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich last week signed into law legislation allowing adults to purchase and possess syringes without a prescription.
‘Expanded access to sterile syringes will mean less transmission of HIV and other blood-borne diseases in Illinois. It’s that simple,’ said AFC’s Mark Ishaug.
‘This is a new day for HIV prevention in Illinois,’ said Karen Reitan, AFC state affairs director and principal organizer for efforts to pass the bill.
State Senators Donne Trotter, D-Chicago, and Steven Rauschenberger, R-Elgin, and State Rep. Sara Feigenholtz, D-Chicago, sponsored the bill.