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Thailand's Community Response to AIDS

By Masimba Biriwasha, RH Reality Check, Africa & Asia

June 18, 2008 - 8:00am

In Thailand, innovative HIV prevention advocates engage the community by emphasizing sexual diversity, conducting religious outreach, and involving community members in research.

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Microbicides: Not a Silver Bullet

By Masimba Biriwasha, RH Reality Check, Africa & Asia

April 30, 2007 - 8:50am

Microbicides may be a potential solution for women to control their sexual health, but accessibility, women's inequality and other issues must be addressed for this to be an effective preventative method in Thailand.

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Published under: Global Perspective | STI/HIV/AIDS Prevention | Women’s Rights | Thailand

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The Power Of A Woman’s Story

By Masimba Biriwasha, RH Reality Check, Africa & Asia

April 17, 2007 - 8:55am

Pat (not her real name) had been living with HIV for seven years—five of which she was taking life prolonging ARVs—when she suddenly became pregnant. Her doctor referred her to a clinic with explicit instruction to get the pregnancy terminated.

Like most women in Thailand and around the globe, there was very little Pat could do to avoid or keep the pregnancy. She says lack of access to appropriate contraceptives left her vulnerable to the unintended pregnancy. Also, little knowledge about what a woman can do to prevent transmitting HIV to the child left her with very little choice.

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Published under: Global Perspective | Maternal Health | STI/HIV/AIDS Prevention | Thailand

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News & Commentary

1 Is Hormone Replacement Therapy Worth the Risks?

By Pamela Merritt on March 16, 2010 - 7:00am | 0 comments

News that there may be a link between hormone replacement therapy and lung cancer has renewed questions about the use of hormones to treat the symptoms of menopause.

Adulthood and the Right to Make Our Own Choices

By Anat Shenker-Osorio on March 16, 2010 - 7:00am | 0 comments

What does it mean when a group is systematically denied the right to marry? Or when another group is denied the right to determine what happens to their bodies? At some level, even if only unconsciously, it means we think they aren’t adults.

The Ethical, Spiritual, and Moral Foundation of the Abortion-Provider Community

By TrustingWomen on March 16, 2010 - 7:00am | 37 comments

Those who provide access to abortions have ethical, spiritual, and religious wisdom that this world needs, and this community needs to claim and celebrate its power, goodness, morality, and justice.

2 Analysis of Fetal Homicide Bills Suggests Ulterior Motives

By Wendy Norris on March 15, 2010 - 7:00am | 2 comments

A slew of state bills to establish precedents for "fetal homicide" have at least one thing in common—little mention of the women actually involved in the incidents.

The Vanishing Anti-Choice Democrat: Rethinking the Party's Strategy

By Amanda Marcotte on March 15, 2010 - 7:00am | 14 comments

The share of people who are "liberal" but also anti-choice grows tinier by the day. Investments by the Democratic Party to recruit that vanishing population would be far better spent elsewhere.

Have You Thanked an Abortion Provider Today?

By Robin Marty on March 15, 2010 - 7:00am | 49 comments

March 10th was "National Day of Appreciation for Abortion Providers," a day to remember the people who make the right to choose "real." But we need to be mindful every day of what providers do and what they sacrifice.

3 West Virginians For Life Skirts Lobbying Laws, But Courts Publicity

By Megan Carpentier on March 12, 2010 - 9:00am | 2 comments

Lobbyists for West Virginians for Life have failed to register in the state as required by a law intended to foster transparency. Is it ok to violate "man's laws" in the interest of "God's work?"

Get Real! He Said He'd Wait, But He Won't Stop Asking

By Heather Corinna on March 12, 2010 - 9:00am | 0 comments

What do you call it when someone asks the same question over and over again hoping to get a different answer? Pressure.

Sex: What Is It?

By Kathleen Reeves on March 12, 2010 - 9:00am | 42 comments

A survey from the Kinsey Institute tackles the murky, but vital, question of What Is Sex? and the answers underscore how changeable our definitions may be.

4 Banning Abortion: The First Step Toward Theocracy

By Amanda Marcotte on March 11, 2010 - 8:00am | 132 comments

Banning abortion should engender the same reaction as forcing women to wear the hijab, forcing kids to say the rosary in school, or banning non-kosher food from restaurants -- an outrageous violation of religious beliefs.

Once a Cesarean, Rarely a Choice

By Gina Crosley-Corcoran on March 11, 2010 - 8:00am | 4 comments

The National Institutes of Health convened a conference to discuss a hotly debated topic--vaginal birth after cesarean section. Feminists are working to ensure that the voices of mothers are heard.

On Stupak and VBAC: Women's Reproductive Choices As Bargaining Chips

By Rebecca A. Spence on March 11, 2010 - 8:00am | 2 comments

Whether in regard to access to VBAC or to abortion, legislators, like physicians, have an ethical and professional duty to protect public health and respect women’s rights, not to bow to lobbies who wish to own them.

5 Pro-Choice Candidate Will Challenge Stupak in Primary

By Jodi Jacobson on March 10, 2010 - 12:35pm | 65 comments

Connie Saltonstall, a former county commissioner, plans to run against Stupak for the Democratic nomination of Michigan’s First Congressional District. She told RH Reality Check "I am without a doubt pro-choice."

Facing the Real Threats: Achieving a Meaningful National HIV/AIDS Strategy for Women

By Naina Khanna on March 10, 2010 - 8:00am | 1 comment

Although HIV is considered a chronic manageable condition in the U.S., AIDS-related illnesses continue to be the leading cause of death among African-American women aged 25 to 34 years old.

Serious Weaknesses Plague HIV/AIDS Programs For US Women

By Brook Kelly on March 10, 2010 - 8:00am | 1 comment

US policy still ignores the deep structural challenges faced by women affected and infected with HIV in the United States.

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