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Responding to Military Sexual Trauma: A Long Way to Go

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by Marcia Yerman

June 2, 2010 - 6:00am (Print)

May 30th was Military Sexual Trauma Awareness Day.  The issue is starting to get more visibility in the press, Congressional hearings, and from key government agencies.

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President Obama and the Future of Women's Health

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by Marcia Yerman

January 20, 2009 - 8:00am (Print)

Along with the rest of the country eagerly anticipating the inauguration of Barack Obama, the majority of American women will be reveling in the fact that those who wanted to curb a woman's right to choose didn't make it to the Oval Office.
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AIDS Health Workers and Anti-Trafficking Activists - Is There a Conflict?

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by Marcia Yerman

December 2, 2008 - 8:00am (Print)

In the global crisis of violence against women, there is a heated debate about the best way to approach the issues at the intersection of HIV/AIDS and human trafficking. Advocates of "harm elimination" push the abolishment of sexual slavery, trafficking, and prostitution. Those who believe in "harm reduction" are working to ameliorate the HIV/AIDS crisis in a pre-existing negative situation.
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