Washington, D.C., To Become First U.S. City To Distribute Free Female Condoms

Washington, D.C., soon will become the first city in the U.S. to distribute female condoms at no charge, the Washington Post reports…

Minn. Legislature Considers 'Abstinence-Plus' Sex Education Bill

A bill (SF 2645) in the Minnesota Legislature would require each school district to create an “abstinence-first” sex education curriculum with “age-appropriate” lessons on human sexuality and information about condoms and other contraceptives, the St. Paul Pioneer Press reports…

U.N. Secretary-General, CSW Mark International Women's Day

“U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon marked International Women’s Day Wednesday calling for gender equality and the empowerment of women, saying that until women and girls are liberated from poverty and injustice; peace, security and sustainable development stand in jeopardy,” VOA News reports. Though the international community will officially mark the occasion next Monday, the U.N…

Global Fund Releases Latest Impact Data, Projections For Improving Global Health In Next Decade

By 2015, mother-to-child HIV transmission will be virtually eliminated and deaths from malaria and tuberculosis will continue to decline if health investments for the diseases are maintained or scaled up, according to an annual results report published Monday by the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria, Agence France-Presse/Africasia.com reports (3/8)…

Editorial Criticizes Idaho Bill To Increase 'Conscience' Protections For Health Care Workers

“Last week, 21 Idaho senators injected themselves into private, painful decisions about conception, abortion and euthanasia” by advancing a bill (SB 1353) that would shield health care professionals from liability if they “decline to provide services that violate their conscience,” an Idaho Statesman editorial states…

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