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New York city is planning to promote circumcision, after a number of studies prove that circumcision greatly reduces HIV transmission rates.

Complaints of pregnancy discrimination are on the rise.

Minnesotta has a record number of STDs this year.

Major women's clothing retailers in Spain have partnered with the government to standardize clothing sizes, and create garments that are a better reflection of real women's bodies.

via WebMD. Even when Latina women have the same access to health resources they still seem to have a higher risk of breast cancer.

New Minister of Health in Brazil calls for debate on abortion. via BBC.

Catholics for a Free Choice filed an IRS complaint against Priests for Life.

A French Presidential candidate is against giving away condoms in schools, and advocates that people masturbate instead. Remember the mess when our Surgeon General suggested something similar?

The Chicago Tribune reports on crisis-pregnancy centers.

Women in Saudi Arabia have been filing for divorce because they have been raped and abused by their husbands. Marital rape is not recognized by most countries in the world. The article says that UNICEF found in 1997 that only 17 countries actually recognized marital rape. via ArabNews.

Fetal hit man? Another case where a teenager tries to induce a miscarriage through violence. I'm not really sure what to call it. Except fucked up.

California law prohibits HIV-positive men from donating sperm, even though the virus can be "washed out" of sperm.

Mexico City is considering legalizing abortion. Lawmakers who vote for the measure will be excommunicated. The right-wing links abortion and socialism.

Civil servants in India required to reveal their menstrual cycles. Apparently the head of the personnel department, Satyanand Mishra, was quoted in the Hindustan Times newspaper as saying the questions were based on advice from the Ministry of Health: "We sought the ministry's help to draw up a health-history format. I assume this will help evaluate the officer's fitness." Uh huh. Sure it will.

One state in India, Maharashtra, has banned sex ed, arguing it will corrupt the children. Sound familiar?

The LA Times corrects its misinformation about Margaret Sanger's views on race.

Eritria bans FGM - While 90% of Eritrian women have undergone Female Genital Mutilation, people who perform the "surgery" now face up to 10 years in prison. This could drive the practice underground, which is what happened in Egypt a few years ago, making the procedure even more dangerous.

Check out this piece in New York Magazine about teen sex workers and how the law in New York punishes them instead of helping them.

South Carolina police bust a sex-slavery ring.

I'm not the only one who's sick of politics being about homosexuality and abortion. A recent story on CNN reminded us that Christianity is about the poor and homeless and being good, not just about abortion and gay marriage.

Woman-Hater Kathleen Parker: Women in the military are raped because they're stupid enough to be around men.

Due to an increase in multiple births from the use of In Vitro Fertilization (IVF), the UK is to put restrictions on the amount of fertility treatment women can undergo.