13m Abortions Each Year in China

Posted On: August 27, 2009

According to newly published research, there are 13 million abortions each year, compared to 20 million births in China. Authorities in China have highlighted inadequate knowledge of contraception and poor sex education as major factors in the high number of abortions there. Many women who have abortions are single and aged between 20 and 29. […]

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India Decriminalizes Gay Sex

Posted On: July 20, 2009

On 2 July, New Delhi High Court decriminalized homosexual intercourse between consenting adults, by striking down section 377 of the Indian Penal Code. This law labels gay sex to be an “unnatural offense”, punishable with up to ten years in prison. Human Rights Watch and other groups urged the Government not to appeal against the […]

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