Global sex going bad
| By Emily - Nov 6th, 2006 at 1:23 pm EST |
| Also listed in: Campus Progress Blog |
An article from the United Press discusses a report by the British medical journal Lancet showing there has been
This is not surprising to me and reflects what is going on in our own country as well. Unfortunately, the WHO blames the growing global sexual health crisis on the Vatican and U.S. Foreign aid policies. The WHO reports dramatically increasing rates of illness and death caused by sexual health issues worldwide, despite increased access to contraception.
"The bold fact is that the US has such a huge influence around the world. When it does something, it has a big impact," said Professor Anna Glasier, from the University of Edinburgh. "The problem is not so much that conservative forces are growing, but that the countries that have become more conservative are those with huge influence."
Thoughts?
declining financial support, increased political interference and an overall reluctance to tackle threats to sexual and reproductive health.
This is not surprising to me and reflects what is going on in our own country as well. Unfortunately, the WHO blames the growing global sexual health crisis on the Vatican and U.S. Foreign aid policies. The WHO reports dramatically increasing rates of illness and death caused by sexual health issues worldwide, despite increased access to contraception.
"The bold fact is that the US has such a huge influence around the world. When it does something, it has a big impact," said Professor Anna Glasier, from the University of Edinburgh. "The problem is not so much that conservative forces are growing, but that the countries that have become more conservative are those with huge influence."
Thoughts?
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