Advocates are at the Global Health Council conference this week to recommit to making the world healthier and more equitable for the world's poor—particularly women and children.
The AIDS Institute has recognized gaps in treatment, care and prevention for women around the world regarding HIV/AIDS, and has launched a new program entitled the WIN Project—Women Informing Now!
Stepping out of one's comfort zone, asking the tough questions about what it means to be pro-choice, exposing one's fears and learning about fellow advocates—the Abortion Conversation Project addresses it all.
India is the country with the largest population of people living with HIV and AIDS. Yet recently, six Indian states with some of the highest rates of HIV/AIDS have banned sex education in schools.
A recent article in The Globe and Mail reveals that teen pregnancy and abortions are both declining in Canada. However, sexually transmitted infections are continuing to increase.
On April 24, 2007, the Mexico City Legislative Assembly decriminalized abortion during the first 12 weeks of gestation. The capital city, a federal district similar to Washington, DC, now has one of the most progressive laws on abortion in Latin America and the Caribbean; after only Cuba, Guyana and Puerto Rico; and sets an important precedent for Latin America.
Nora's cross-country bicycle trip takes her through Philadelphia, where she meets with all sorts of people working to facilitate women's control over their bodies and their lives.
Despite repeated scientific proof that abstinence-only programs don't work, federal funding continues to be allocated for abstinence-only programs in domestic sex education and global AIDS relief.
