Spanish church accepts condoms as part of anti-AIDS strategy
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In a radical shift, Spanish Roman Catholic bishops have for the first time accepted the use of condoms to combat AIDS, reigniting a moral and religious debate but drawing a sharp response from the Vatican.
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A new cream or gel could block the transmission of HIV in heterosexual intercourse, according to new research today. The treatment is expensive, and so far has been tested only on monkeys.
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Spain is set to become one of only a  handful of countries to approve therapeutic cloning, despite  opposition from the Catholic Church.
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A new global campaign to stop the spread of AIDS uses three animated characters dressed as condoms who deliver a serious message in humorous public service spots in 41 languages: If you're going to have sex, use a condom.
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Spain's socialist government on Friday approved a bill to legalize same-sex marriages, putting this predominantly Roman Catholic country on course to become only the third European country to recognize gay matrimony.
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China has begun promoting the use of condoms in the runup to World AIDS Day, allowing advertisements and condom dispensers to be prominently displayed in the Chinese capital at least.
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MADRID The Roman Catholic Church on Monday assailed the Socialist government&#39;s plans to legalize gay marriage, saying it would be like releasing a &quot;virus&quot; into Spanish society.
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The Vatican argues that condoms are unacceptable for curbing the spread of disease because they violate church teachings against birth control.
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For the past year, Yonas Tadesse has been trying to stave off the effects of HIV with a blend of science and faith &#151; he takes anti-retroviral medicine but also drinks a liter of holy water, blessed by a priest.
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The Catholic Church in Spain backtracked from a leading bishop's groundbreaking statement in support of condom use to fight the spread of AIDS, saying instead the church still believes artificial contraception is immoral.
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Spain's Catholic Church attacks government plans to introduce same-sex unions, which it compares to a virus.
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BRASILIA, Brazil  - Brazil, one of the Latin  American countries hardest hit by the AIDS epidemic, will hand  out a record 11 million condoms to prevent the spread of the  disease during its erotically charged Carnival festival when  casual sex rises.
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The Spanish government approved a bill to legalise homosexual marriages, which will make it only the third country in Europe to condone same sex marriages.
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The Bush administration has broken new ground in its &quot;faith-based&quot; initiative, this time by offering federal employees a Catholic health plan that specifically excludes payment for contraceptives
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BRASILIA, Brazil  - Brazil will place an order for 1 billion condoms before January's end and give them away in coming years as part of its AIDS prevention program, Health Minister Agenor Alvares said on Friday.
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The right by homosexual couples to adopt children will reportedly be added to draft legislation legalizing gay marriages to be adopted Friday by Spain's Socialist government.
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The Vatican established a foundation Friday to fund Catholic organizations assisting AIDS victims, urging people to contribute even if they object to the Church&#39;s opposition to the use of condoms to fight the spread of the disease.