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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The world marked AIDS Day on Wednesday,  promising to eradicate ignorance and prejudice about a disease  that was at first dismissed by many as a Western evil confined  to drug users, homosexuals and prostitutes.
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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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Spain's Catholic bishops have defied Vatican dogma on contraception by accepting for the first time the use of condoms to prevent the spread of Aids.
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In a substantial shift from traditional policy, the spokesman for the Catholic Church in Spain has said it supports the use of condoms to prevent the spread of AIDS.
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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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Condoms are very much in style as a  fashion accessory at the International AIDS Conference in  Toronto, showing up on strait-laced men, shy teenagers and  African grandmothers.
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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's opposition to the use of condoms to fight the spread of the disease.
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New York authorities unveiled the country's first city-themed condom to mark Valentine's Day and National Condom Day, in a bid to reduce sexually transmitted diseases and unwanted pregnancies.
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Prime Minister Tony Blair has urged religious leaders to drop bans on condoms, vital in curbing the spread of AIDS, according to a pre-recorded television interview on World AIDS day.
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Impoverished Madagascar is to distribute 15 million free condoms next year to promote safe sex and halt the spread of HIV/AIDS, officials said Tuesday.
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European condom firms trying "to finish the African people" says Mozambique's Catholic archbishop.
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Spain's Conference of Catholic Bishops chief spokesman said condoms "have their place in a comprehensive and global prevention of AIDS."
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MADRID A law that would give gay and lesbian couples the same right to marry, divorce and adopt children as heterosexuals was approved by Spain&#39;s Socialist government Friday.
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Spain&#39;s Socialist government will approve a gay marriage measure at an Oct. 1 cabinet meeting, a party leader said Sunday, putting into action a plan that has enraged church leaders in this traditionally Catholic country.
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Despite vociferous opposition from the Roman Catholic Church, Spain's Cabinet proposed legislation Friday giving homosexuals the right to marry and adopt children.
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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.