Thailand
Navigating Sin and Karma in Thailand
by Stigma Shame and Sexuality Series, Gender Across Borders
September 22, 2011 - 8:35am (Print)
Sex for young girls in Thailand is a very controversial topic, obstructed in discussion by the belief that a girl should be extremely careful about her manner, behavior, and reputation.
Criminal Surrogacy Ring Exposed in Thailand
by Pete Shanks
March 17, 2011 - 1:59pm (Print)
Thai police recently announced that they had rescued 14 Vietnamese women, aged 19 to 26, from a criminal "baby breeding" ring.
Morning Roundup: Nancy Pelosi Fires Back
by Beth Saunders, RH Reality Check
February 11, 2011 - 11:12am (Print)
Pelosi speaks out on the anti-choice assault on women's rights, a Thai airline seeks to hire transgender women as flight attendants, women use less epidural anesthesia during labor when they control their own pain relief, and a heart-breaking attack on women's shelters in Afghanistan.
Thais, Following Long-Tradition of Pragmatism on Safer Sex, Establish Condom Museum
by Jodi Jacobson, Editor in Chief, RH Reality Check
September 29, 2010 - 12:06pm (Print)
During a time when "condom," "prevention," and "safer sex" had become dirty words in Washington, DC, the Thais brought with them their unique approach to condoms: Make them fun, colorful, obvious, available, destigmatized, everywhere. Now they are opening an official condom museum, and they are way ahead of us.
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Thailand's Community Response to AIDS
by Masimba Biriwasha, RH Reality Check, Africa & Asia
June 18, 2008 - 7:00am (Print)
Microbicides: Not a Silver Bullet
by Masimba Biriwasha, RH Reality Check, Africa & Asia
April 30, 2007 - 7:50am (Print)
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.
The Power Of A Woman’s Story
by Masimba Biriwasha, RH Reality Check, Africa & Asia
April 17, 2007 - 7:55am (Print)
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.
