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A holy mistake

In Africa, Pope Benedict said that “[AIDS] cannot be overcome through the distribution of condoms, which even aggravates the problems”, despite the 25 million people who have already died. Avaaz.org is running the campaign “Pope Benedict: help us prevent AIDS.”

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“There must be a limit”

The case of the 9 year old girl who had an abortion after being raped by her stepfather and impregnated with twins, reveals a vulnerable social situation that exposes girls in Brazil and the vulnerability of public institutions in front of the power of the fundamentalist Catholic Church.

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To Be a Woman

The dichotomy between sex and gender and the idea that gender is a consequence of biological sex continue to be reflected upon by gender and feminist studies. In this article, researchers and activists analyze what it means to “be a woman”. Is it biology or a social construction?

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Women, HIV and Human Rights

Read the document “Women, HIV and Human Rights – the crisis of criminalization,” presented by Alice Welbourn, former international chair of the lnternational Community of Women Living with HIV/AIDS, at the Meeting on Women and AIDS at the House of Commons.

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Youth sexuality

In Brazil, men are sexually initiated around 16.2 years old (median age) and women around 17.9 years old (median age), reports GRAVAD research, a study that covered topics such as youth relationships, use of contraceptives, sexual practices and teenage pregnancy.