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a human right for HIV positive women
The International Summit of Women and AIDS was attended by 1,800
participants from 95 countries.
NAIROBI, 9 July 2007 (PlusNews) - Abstinence or a sexually active
life? The dilemma, faced daily by HIV-positive women around the
world, was discussed by delegates attending the first global conference
on women and AIDS, in the Kenyan capital, Nairobi.
Many campaigns have preached abstinence from sex as the best
way to prevent the disease, inviting criticism from those who
question the efficacy of the strategy. In the case of women with
HIV, would abstinence be a desirable alternative? Most women interviewed
by PlusNews said abstinence was a personal option, but none of
them seemed to embrace it.
