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PubMed1997

Women's role in reproductive health decision making and vulnerability to STD and HIV/AIDS in Ekiti, Nigeria.

An exploratory study of women's role in reproductive decision making in Ekiti shows that women in the state are increasingly taking active decisions on matters affecting their daily lives. More women than ever before believed that they could take decisions on family size, when to have a baby and choice of spacing period. The cultural barrier against short postpartum abstinence appeared to have diminished and sex during lactation was not considered a major cultural and religious taboo. Knowledge of contraception has become universal in recent years, and the majority of women take decisions on the method and timing of family planning. All women who used family planning considered their decision in this regard very important. The ability of women to take decisions on these issues may not only enhance their bargaining power but also reduce their vulnerability to STDs including AIDS from diseased or high-risk partners.

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PubMed2004

Consumption of some selected trace elements (Fe, Zn and Cu) and reproductive health of women from the Podkarpackie province.

The objective of the present research study was to estimate the average daily consumption of some selected trace elements (Fe, Zn and Cu) by women of reproductive age and connect it to some aspects of health-oriented behaviour in the Podkarpackie province. We noticed that patients under 30 years of age consumed more examined trace elements (Fe, Zn i Cu) in their daily food rations than patients over 30 years of age.

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PubMed1998

[Progressive Catholic perspectives on reproductive health and rights: the political challenge of orthodoxy]

Catholics do not follow official Roman Catholic teachings on matters of sexuality and reproduction, including the position that contraception , even for married couples, is always evil, and that direct abortion , even to save a woman's life, is always illegal. Less well known is the extent of the Church's involvement in policy-making on these same issues. For example, it has forced the closing of in vitro fertilization (IVF) services from Poland to Uruguay. As the Church has never declared any of the dominant views, over time, regarding when a fetus becomes a person as a doctrine or dogma, there is no theological justification for the absolute condemnation of abortion. Neither is there a theory on "just abortion" similar to the "just war" that allows killing under certain circumstances. The enormous gap between the Church's positions and the views of worshippers has led Catholics to shape a workable and honorable sexual and reproductive ethic of their own The Church could make a positive contribution if it chose to accompany people on this quest rather than to raise roadblocks.

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