FRONT ROYAL, Virginia, April 29, 2003 (pop.org/LifeSiteNews.com) - In Africa, nearly 6 out of 10 victims of HIV/AIDS are women. Why does the disease disproportionately strike African women? Because, say the gender feminists at the United Nations, they are powerless to refuse sex with HIV-positive men. The Population Research Institute, in its April 29 Weekly Briefing, disagrees with this ideologically-motivated assessment. It believes that the targeting of women and girls for invasive contraceptive, sterilization and abortion procedures by so-called Sexual and Reproductive Health programs is largely responsible for AIDS among African women.
After examining the evidence, PRI concludes that women and girls account for such a high percentage of HIV/AIDS victims in Africa because they are infected during procedures designed to disable their reproductive systems and prevent them from conceiving or bearing children. See the complete PRI weekly report at http://www.pop.org/main.cfm?r1=2.00&r2=1.75&ID=203&level=2