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Judge Rules Rape of Aboriginal Girl ‘Traditional’

By Sonia Shah ● Uncategorized ● November 29, 2002

An Australian judge ruled that a 50-year-old Aboriginal man’s statutory rape of a 15-year-old girl is not a serious crime, but traditional culture. But feminists say violence against women is a result of relatively recent history.

New Report Calls IUDs Safe, But Doubts Linger

By Sonia Shah ● Uncategorized ● September 25, 2001

A new study indicates that the intrauterine device, or IUD, is highly safe, and experts and manufacturers hope more women will adopt it. Yet the new, improved IUDs must first live down the stigma of the dangerous Dalkon Shield a quarter century ago.

Drug Industry Seeks Viagra-Like Remedy for Women

By Sonia Shah ● Health & Science ● July 24, 2001

Citing near-epidemic levels of female sexual problems, drug companies are rushing to find Viagra’s equivalent in sales of creams, gels, nasal sprays and even a remote-controlled orgasm implant. Critics see the medicalization of human sexuality.

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Judge Rules Rape of Aboriginal Girl ‘Traditional’

New Report Calls IUDs Safe, But Doubts Linger

Drug Industry Seeks Viagra-Like Remedy for Women