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Abortion realities

While data released by the National Abortion Survey shows that 15 percent (nearly 5.3 million) of Brazilian women have had an induced abortion, a Federal Legislative Commission approves the “Statute of the Unborn” Bill. If approved, it would establish that human life begins at conception and, therefore, should be protected by law

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Politics of Sexuality in Latin America

Edited by Javier Corrales and Mario Pecheny, The Politics of Sexuality in Latin America presents the first English-language reader on LGBT politics in the region. Representing a range of contemporary works by scholars, activists, analysts, and politicians, the chapters address LGBT issues in nations from Cuba to Argentina.

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Out of the closet

Queering the Public Sphere in Mexico and Brazil, written by Rafael de la Dehesa as a result of his PhD thesis, is a groundbreaking comparative analysis of the historical development and contemporary dynamics of LGBT activism in Latin America’s two largest democracies.

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Should There Be an Inquisition for the Pope?

It doesn’t seem right that the Catholic Church is spending Holy Week practicing the unholy art of spin. Complete with crown-of-thorns imagery, the church has started an Easter public relations blitz defending a pope who went along with the perverse culture of protecting molesters and the church’s reputation rather than abused children.

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Redefining rape

Women are increasingly reporting sexual violations/exploitation within the home, workplace, friends’ circle or university that don’t quite match the strict requirements of ‘rape’ or the loose connotations of ‘outraging her modesty’, the two broad types of sexual violations that the law recognises.