Accessing justice has been a long process for the sterilized HIV positive women whose cases are being heard before a judge in Namibia - and longer still for the women who may never have their day in court
"In Chile medical staff pressure HIV positive women to not have children or chastise them for getting pregnant, and sometimes, like in my case, sterilise women without their permission."
A potential breakthrough in HIV prevention is being stifled by a lack of funding. Chi Mgbako outlines the necessity of putting safeguards against HIV transmission into female hands.
Rationalist humanism goes beyond scientism
Will Deepwater Horizon be like Katrina? No. New Orleans cannot fix things on its own this time. This week sees the anniversary of Hurricane Katrina and we will re-publish daily Jim Gabour's key postings from the City.
Produce from cloned animals has now entered the British food chain for the first time. This represents the dawning of a hazardous new era of for-profit nihilism and animal eugenics.
Daniel Bruno Sanz reviews the sci-fi imaginings of nuclear war and their place in contemporary consciousness.
A series of careful reports into the leaked emails of climate scientists provides a consistent account of the "climategate" saga. This allows a welcome refocus on the problems of climate change and the role of the IPCC, says Øyvind Paasche.
In a review essay of Matt Ridley's "The rational optimist" and Mark Boyle's "The moneyless man", scavenger and squatter Katharine Hibbert sympathises with alternative living but also wants clear thinking
The most expensive and advanced scientific instrument in human history is aiming to revolutionise our understanding of the universe. Ransom Stephen explains what precisely is happening and what outcomes can be expected
