PHOTOS: President Obama signs the Ryan White HIV/AIDS Treatment Extension Act of 2009

US President Barack Obama speaks before signing the Ryan White HIV/AIDS Treatment Extension Act of 2009 in the Diplomatic Reception Room at the White House in Washington, DC, on October 30, 2009.







US President Barack Obama signs the Ryan White HIV/AIDS Treatment Extension Act of 2009 in the Diplomatic Reception room at the White House in Washington, DC, on October 30, 2009.



President Barack Obama greets Jeanne White-Ginder, mother of Ryan White, after signing the Ryan White HIV/AIDS Treatment Extension Act of 2009, Friday, Oct. 30, 2009, in the Diplomatic Reception Room of the White House in Washington.



Jeanne White-Ginder, mother of Ryan White, holds up the Ryan White HIV/AIDS Treatment Extension Act of 2009 after it was signed by U.S. President Barack Obama in the Diplomatic Reception Room at the White House in Washington, October 30, 2009. White was 13 years old when he was diagnosed with AIDS in 1984 after contracting the disease from a blood-clotting agent used to treat his hemophilia and was barred from school out of fear of spreading the disease.

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Ryan White (1971-1990) with his mother

K&R

want to see a President signing something and knowing it's for the betterment of our world.

Thanks, alsame~

K&R

she loves him.

I do too.

:)

that thing has been in place for a LONG time and it's about time someone was right-thinking enough to lift it.

Love her! :thumbsup:

That child was treated horribly! This is excellent news.

I remember with much sadness reading about Ryan's illness. This is a great tribute to Ryan and the many children who suffer from HIV/AIDS.