Issue 303 / July 1998

Reproductive rights

Editor's letter

Of woman born
Nikki van der Gaag explores the politics of pregnancy.

Not knitting an orgasm
Jon O'Brienargues that it is time for men to change.

Our own gift
Sue Njanji Matetakufa talks to a woman who is fighting the stigma of infertility in Zimbabwe.

Crossing the chasm
Reproductive health in South Africa still has to contend with the legacy of apartheid, explains Ferial Haffajee.

Fumbling in the dark
The search for the perfect contraceptive...

Secrets and lies
Stephanie Boyd reports on the consequences of Peru's mass-sterilization program.

THE FACTS OF LIFE AND DEATH

A moral question
When it comes to abortion there is no middle ground, contends Janet Hadley

Sense of the faithful
Words from a dissenting Catholic. By Rosemary Stasek

A history of reproduction, contraception - and control

Memorabilia
Shashi Deshpande unlocks the secrets of her mother's childhood.

Another planet
Adults have a lot to learn about sex, argues Anouk Ride.

Action and Reading

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