Federal courts have repeatedly invalidated the U.S.'s anti-prostitution pledge. Now the Obama administration must decide whether to appeal to the Supreme Court or finally retire this harmful policy.
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Posted in: Africa, Asia, Health, Rights & Justice, United States
Topics: anti-prostitution pledge, freedom of speech, Global Fund, Health, Heather Doyle, HIV/AIDS, law and health, PEPFAR, public health, sex workers, sexual health and rights
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The task of theater is not to teach a lesson, perhaps, but to arouse in an audience the energy and excitement of our own fragile humanity—the annihilation of which is the entire objective of torture.
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Fiscal austerity measures could threaten the future of Portugal’s exemplary harm reduction services. But short-term cost-saving measures could prove costly further down the line.
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