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3/19/2013 - Philippine Supreme Court Temporarily Blocks Birth Control Law
The Philippine Supreme Court on Tuesday temporarily blocked the implementation of the Responsible Parenthood Bill to allow for the opposition to present arguments against the law....
2/12/2013 - Pope Benedict XVI Resigns
Yesterday, Pope Benedict XVI announced that he will abdicate his position on February 28....
1/9/2012 - Condom Use Low Among Indian Youth
According to "Condom Use Before Marriage and Its Correlates: Evidence from India," a study published in International Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health, the majority of people in India having premarital sex between the ages of 15 and 24 did not use condoms....
4/5/2011 - Welsh Policy to Allow Emergency Contraception for Girls Over 13
A new policy took effect on Friday in Wales that will allow women and girls over the age of 13 to obtain emergency contraception free of charge and without a prescription....
11/8/2010 - Pope Benedict Denounces Abortion, Gay Marriage, and Secularization
Pope Benedict XVI ardently expressed his anti-abortion stance and defended the traditional family structure during his visit to the Spanish pilgrimage site, Santiago de Compostela late last week....
12/3/2009 - PEPFAR Five Year Strategy Announced
The State Department announced a new five-year strategy for the U.S....
6/19/2009 - One in Four South African Men Admit to Rape
According to a survey by the Medical Research foundation (MRC), one in four men in South Africa have admitted to committing rape....
3/18/2009 - Vatican Defends Pope's Remarks on Condoms and the AIDS Crisis
The Vatican is now defending comments made by Pope Benedict XVI indicating that condoms "increase the problem" of AIDS....
1/23/2009 - Victory for Women! Global Gag Rule Repealed
The Feminist Majority applauds President Barack Obama for issuing an executive order today that repeals the Global Gag Rule....
6/24/2008 - New Support for Birth Control in the Philippines
Former Filipino President Joseph Estrada is now touring the country promoting contraceptives and family planning, despite longstanding opposition from the influential Catholic Church....
4/23/2008 - High Birthrates Linked to Poverty in the Philippines
High birthrates help keep Filipino families in poverty, the Washington Post reports....
4/4/2008 - US House of Representatives Reauthorizes President's Global AIDS Bill
The US House of Representatives passed a 5-year, $50 million reauthorization of the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) on Wednesday....
2/5/2008 - Filipino Women Fight Contraception Ban
Citizens from low-income communities in the Philippines filed suit last week against the Mayor of Manila over the city’s eight year ban on contraceptives....
1/23/2008 - Lethal Consequences of Global Gag Rule in Kenya
The Global Gag Rule prohibits family planning programs receiving US federal funds from speaking about or counseling on abortion....
8/23/2007 - Uganda: Demographic Survey Reveals Startling Figures on Domestic Abuse, Pregnancy
The Uganda Demographic and Health Survey for 2006, which was released last week, reveals shocking attitudes toward domestic violence, high rates of unprotected sex, and limited use of natal medical care....
8/16/2007 - Philippines Not Prepared for Contraception Phase-out
A US-sponsored birth control program that provides free birth control pills, condoms, and injectibles to the Philippines will end in 2008, causing concern among family planning advocates....
8/15/2007 - Mounting Poverty, Health Risks for China's Sex Workers
In an attempt to escape poverty, women in China are increasingly turning to prostitution and competition for clients has reportedly resulted in lower pay and more dangerous conditions for China's estimated ten-million sex workers....
7/3/2007 - Brazil Will Provide Morning-After Pill to Poor
Morning-after pills will be included in Brazil's newly expanded birth control program, a health official announced Monday....
5/31/2007 - Report Links Discrimination Against Women and HIV Infection Rates
Physicians for Human Rights released a report on Friday demonstrating that discriminatory views against women contribute to the spread of HIV....
5/29/2007 - Brazilian Government to Subsidize Birth Control Pills
Brazilian president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva announced yesterday his government's plan to subsidize the price of birth control pills....
3/15/2007 - New Bills Would Facilitate HIV Research
Bills introduced in the Senate and House would increase AIDS medical research....
3/7/2007 - House Subcommittee Holds Hearing on Global AIDS Program, Focuses on Gender
The House Appropriations Subcommittee on State, Foreign Operations, and Other Programs held a hearing last week on US programs to combat HIV/AIDS and tuberculosis (TB) across the world....
2/1/2007 - Trials on HIV Microbicide Gels Halted
Two full-scale trials on topical microbicides that were designed to prevent HIV infection during sexual intercourse have been stopped, due to safety reasons....
1/25/2007 - House Challenges Global Gag Rule
On Monday, the sixth anniversary of President Bush's 2001 reinstatement of the "global gag rule," a bipartisan coalition in the House led by Representatives Nita Lowey (D-NY) and Christopher Shays (R-CT) reintroduced a bill to overturn the policy....
12/6/2006 - Governments Worldwide Pledge More Support for Microbicides
Belgium, Canada, the Netherlands, and Sweden have all pledged to increase funding for the development of microbicides that can reduce or eliminate the transmission of HIV....
