Health
Aids campaign: Thatcher ‘fought against risky sex warnings’ – BBC News
Ex-health secretary Lord Fowler says the former PM had a “curious” attitude towards Aids awareness.
By Justin ParkinsonPolitical reporter, BBC News
image captionLord Fowler said the 1986 Aids campaign contained “essential” information on personal behaviour
Margaret Thatcher opposed the use of warnings about “risky sex” in her government’s Aids awareness campaign, her health secretary has said.
Lord Fowler said the then prime minister thought mentioning sexual practices in leaflets sent out in 1986 would make people “experiment”.
“She was just wrong on that,” he added, saying there was “absolutely…
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