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Globalizing The Culture Wars

By Amie Newman, Managing Editor

November 18, 2009 - 7:00am

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A new report, released by Political Research Associates, connects the dots between U.S. conservatives, African churches and a growing homophobia - with frightening results.

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International AIDS Society Urges Strong/Swift Opposition to Proposed Anti-Homosexuality Legilsation In Uganda

By Jodi Jacobson, Senior Political Editor

October 23, 2009 - 12:24pm

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In a press release today, the International AIDS Society (IAS) urged Uganda’s political and public health leaders to oppose and reject the Anti-Homosexuality Bill presented last week in Uganda’s parliament.

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"The Final Solution"? Gay Ugandans Could Face Death Penalty Under New Law

By Amie Newman, Managing Editor

October 22, 2009 - 6:00am

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In Uganda, though homosexual acts are already illegal, a new bill would penalize homosexuality with tougher penalties - along the lines of life imprisonment and the death penalty.

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Roundup: A Warning About A Generic Contraceptive, Lack of Access to Contraceptives Driving Unsafe Abortion in Uganda

By Jodi Jacobson, Senior Political Editor

October 21, 2009 - 8:46am

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Wendy Atterberry shares her experience and a warning about her switch from a branded to a generic contraceptive; lack of access to contraceptives drives unsafe abortion in Uganda; lawmakers in Peru consider expansion of indications for legal abortion; bioethicist asserts women are being treated as a "special interest" in health care reform debate.

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Researcher Backs Pope, Both Are Still Wrong

By Joe Veix, RH Reality Check

March 23, 2009 - 2:25pm

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A distinguished AIDS researcher backs the Pope's comments that the AIDS epidemic is made worse by condom use. His logic and his motives are questionable.


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Roundup: Science Based Approach to HIV/AIDS Returns to South Africa

By Brady Swenson, RH Reality Check

October 14, 2008 - 10:23am

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Science-based approach to HIV prevention returns to South Africa; Indian authors tell real stories of HIV epidemic in India; New cream could help women quietly protect themselves against HIV; Catholic university orders NPR station to stop accepting underwriting from Planned Parenthood; A mother's final look at life.

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Abstaining from Reality

By Tamar Abrams, Population Action International

May 15, 2007 - 8:00am

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Population Action International's latest documentary "Abstaining from Reality: U.S. Restrictions on HIV Prevention" provides a compelling snapshot of the Bush administration's abstinence-only approach to global HIV prevention. Watch the video!

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New Hope for Young Ugandan Mothers

By Eesha Pandit, MergerWatch

May 7, 2007 - 8:00am

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A Ugandan organization is rehabilitating child mothers below 16 years of age by giving them a goat and enrolling them in either job training or school.


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“God’s Clear Plan” for Ugandans

By Amie Newman, Managing Editor

December 12, 2006 - 7:55am

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Uganda's First Lady Janet Museveni sounds a lot like President Bush and his minions in the Christian right.

Mrs. Museveni is on a mission to ensure that the only method of preventing HIV and AIDS in her country is through strict adherence to abstinence-only education for everyone. Sound familiar?

The First Lady of Uganda is a Born-again Christian who equates condom use with murder. She also offers scholarships to girls in her country who can prove they are virgins; something to which George Bush can only aspire.

On World AIDS Day this year, Mrs. Museveni told students at the Uganda Christian University, Mukono, "I would not be caught advising you to take any shortcuts or compromise your lives by using any device invented by man, such as condoms, in order to facilitate any desire to go against God's clear plan for your life."


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