Due to biological, socio-cultural and economic factors, women and girls around the world are more vulnerable to HIV infection. Julia Matthews examines the latest news on female-controlled HIV prevention methods.
Sex in India is a practise but one that does not enjoy either the space or atmosphere for discussion between the practising partners. As a result many women remain unaware of what HIV/AIDS really means and how they can protect themselves.
Dana Goldstein responds to a commenter who chided her for caring about the distinctions between the presidential candidates on reproductive health. Is our enemy politicization?
The first-ever study ranking countries according to their level of peacefulness, the Global Peace Index, was recently published, but fails to include the most prevalent form of global violence.
Carolina Ruiz-Austria shares a cross-cultural conversation with the Malaysian National Advisory for Women on violence against women and reproductive health in the Philippines.
Mitt Romney is dissing snowmen, but perhaps what he and Rudy Giuliani are afraid of is answering You Tube questions on abortion. Romney has dropped out, choosing money over talking to voters - see the video.
Veteran journalist Helen Thomas is worried about what she describes as the current "chipping away" of individual rights by the Bush administration and the U.S. Supreme Court.
Should we use the "p" word again in order to reach out to policy makers who continue to take a polite, but not very political, interest in sexual and reproductive health and rights as a development issue?
Anika Rahman watched the YouTube/CNN Democratic debate this week hoping that the American public (or at least the YouTube watching public) would prompt discussion on women's health globally.
Gov. Mitt Romney and Rep. Tom Tancredo are locked in an apology war with Sen. Sam Brownback, a candidate who specializes in acting first and seeking forgiveness later. Sen. Fred Thompson even has a cameo in this series.
