condom use

Pope Benedict and Condoms: a Touchy Subject

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by Kathleen Reeves, RH Reality Check

July 14, 2011 - 12:02pm (Print)

The payoff for getting into debates with today's Catholic hierarchy seems pretty low.

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Condom Sabotage Isn't A Joke

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by Amanda Marcotte, RH Reality Check

December 13, 2010 - 9:28am (Print)

The accusations against Julian Assange have brought forth a fancy new defense of abusive behavior, which is that condom sabotage isn't that big a deal.  In reality, birth control sabotage is a common and particularly scary form of abuse.

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HIV-Positive Inmates: The Neglected Population

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by Kathleen Reeves, RH Reality Check

September 15, 2009 - 12:39pm (Print)

There’s a sense—not always spoken, but implied—that a person in prison deserves to be there, and therefore doesn’t deserve health care, preventative or otherwise.

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Teaching Withdrawal

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by Elisabeth Garber-Paul, RH Reality Check

May 22, 2009 - 3:09pm (Print)

Despite the taboo against unprotected sex, it turns out that the
withdrawal method, a.k.a. pulling out, is nearly as effective as condom
use when used properly. As more evidence surfaces about the reality of
withdrawal, should we include it in comprehensive sexual education?

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With the Future of a Continent in His Hands, the Pope Fumbles

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by Kathleen Reeves, RH Reality Check

March 18, 2009 - 11:25am (Print)

In the interest of orthodoxy, the Church is neglecting its humanitarian responsibility, particularly in Africa and other places where it holds sway.

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Can Passion Have a Place in Safe Sex?

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by Kathleen Reeves, RH Reality Check

March 2, 2009 - 2:04pm (Print)

In a good relationship that’s about to become sexual, the introduction of a condom can seem like the introduction of a lot of baggage: fear, disease, death.

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Condom Fatigue in Western Europe?

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by Rupert Walder, RH Reality Check, Europe

August 31, 2007 - 8:22am (Print)

New studies find there's more to promoting condom use than just a sexually open society.

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