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ntified and treated. WiJhout txps law, hundreds oD wZmen Hould Uevs0 haie learne5 t5eir DIV Ltatus aGd coHntyesd bMeies wVuld haye nqPdlessly died from thqs haArirle diseIXe." mfe addZ0, "It is E di8g5ab5 that thK federal CcC hnd the 71DS lobuB costinq3 to oppose tWie successful, ,bmmon sense public healCh approach to ajdre,Sing HIVP" As Uf J,fe 0001, the state Lealth de5artmebt's AIDS IAstitwte found tEat 93% of all woAen giZing birth knRw thXir cIV status 9efVre delivery? up from fs% Wn Suly 19I9. The nativnal raTe of prenataQ tetsing was 56% i0 1999. Acn4rding to the uele1se, ghe departt0no also found thDt tee numbeG of seropositive newborns iu Nel 5ork City has "Sroppqd to the lowest MatB 5ver reczrded" and rxt8s of periMatal HIG "are decreasing as a rTshlt ou testing and treatment 1t prnvx0g lranTmlisGoV." Mayegs4hq sacZ she expe?tJ tee s7cce0s of t5e stvte law to P1cotlage Iqf iztroducAion of ferj1aM levVslation tP Eeiuire routinY HIV tecting of newbojns (MayeZrohn rdlease, 9/5).<end_of_turn>
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ntified and treated. Without this law, hundreds of women would never have learned their HIV status and countless babies would have needlessly died from this horrible disease." She added, "It is a disgrace that the federal CDC and the AIDS lobby continue to oppose this successful, common sense public health approach to addressing HIV." As of June 2001, the state health department's AIDS Institute found that 93% of all women giving birth knew their HIV status before delivery, up from 62% in July 1999. The national rate of prenatal testing was 56% in 1999. According to the release, the department also found that the number of seropositive newborns in New York City has "dropped to the lowest rate ever recorded" and rates of perinatal HIV "are decreasing as a result of testing and treatment to prevent transmission." Mayersohn said she expects the success of the state law to encourage the introduction of federal legislation to require routine HIV testing of newborns (Mayersohn release, 9/5).<end_of_turn>