▁ch ants . ▁The ▁effect ▁of ▁this ▁and ▁similar ▁efforts ▁was ▁to ▁substantial ly ▁alter ▁the ▁legisl ation ▁en abling ▁mand atory ▁H IV ▁testing , ▁by ▁restrict ing ▁its ▁implementation ▁to ▁prison ▁in m ates ▁( the ▁original ▁legisl ation ▁had ▁included ▁prov isions ▁for ▁testing ▁all ▁pre gn ant ▁women , ▁anyone ▁admitted ▁to ▁a ▁hospital , ▁anyone ▁seeking ▁pr en atal ▁care ▁or ▁family ▁planning ▁services , ▁and ▁anyone ▁seeking ▁treatment ▁for ▁drug ▁ab use ). ▁ ▁West min ster ▁Street ▁die - in ▁So on ▁after ▁the ▁introduction ▁of ▁A Z T ▁to ▁the ▁market ▁in ▁October ▁ 1 9 8 7 , ▁A CT ▁UP ▁groups ▁around ▁the ▁country ▁protest ed ▁what ▁they ▁perce ived ▁as ▁prices ▁so ▁high ▁that ▁most ▁people ▁with ▁H IV ▁would ▁be ▁unable ▁to ▁afford ▁them . ▁Act Up / RI ▁st aged ▁a ▁die - in ▁outside ▁the ▁C VS ▁store ▁on ▁West min ster ▁Street ▁in ▁Dow nt own ▁Prov idence ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁draw ▁local ▁media ▁attention ▁to ▁the ▁issue . ▁Pro tests ▁such ▁as ▁this ▁were ▁effective ▁in ▁press uring ▁the ▁drug ' s ▁mak er , ▁B urr ough s ▁Well come , ▁to ▁substantial ly ▁reduce ▁the ▁price ▁charged ▁for ▁A Z T . ▁ ▁Ed ▁Di Pre te ' s ▁bid ▁for ▁Governor ▁of ▁Rh ode ▁Island ▁M embers ▁of ▁Act Up / RI ▁dis rupted ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 8 ▁candid acy ▁announ cement ▁of ▁Ed ▁Di Pre te ▁for ▁Governor ▁of ▁Rh ode