Sweden

Behind Bars: Why Turn a Proportion of our Population into Potential Criminals Every Time They Have Sex?

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by Kevin Osborne, International Planned Parenthood Federation (IPPF)

November 30, 2010 - 10:55am (Print)

This interview with Jan Albert, a Professor of Infectious Diseases who has worked at the Swedish Institute for Infectious Disease Control (SMI), is part of the Behind Bars series by Kevin Osborne and the International Planned Parenthood Federation.

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At Home Test Reveals Baby's Gender

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by Elisabeth Garber-Paul, RH Reality Check

June 10, 2009 - 2:13pm (Print)

Never mind waiting for that 20-week sonogram—now expectant mothers can
find out their baby’s sex in a handy, over-the-counter test as early as
10 weeks after conception.

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Gender-Based Abortions: A Slippery Slope

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by Elisabeth Garber-Paul, RH Reality Check

May 14, 2009 - 1:44pm (Print)

The right to choose, to me, has always meant that a woman can have
access to abortion for any reason she wants. Not just for circumstances
of rape and incest, but for her own, personal reasons that she is at no
obligation to disclose. Sometimes it’s the health of the mother, or the
health of the fetus. But what if it’s for a more superficial
reason—like the gender?

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A Closer Look at Utopia: Strengths and Weaknesses of Sex Ed in Sweden

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by Jenny Sjöö Saers, RH Reality Check

April 23, 2009 - 1:22pm (Print)

Imagine this: Sweden's school-based sexuality education is so strong that a yearly national youth poll shows that the majority of young people report that they get the best information on contraception and STIs from school.
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