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Pope - Communion for divorced couples, same-sex marriage, and birth-control to be discussed at synod / Pope Francis officially opens Synod with mass / Pope visits Turkey, including the Ataturk Mausoleum, Hagia Sofia museum and the Sultan Ahmed mosque / Pope Francis bows before Patriarch and asks blessing for himself and Church of Rome
Communion for divorced couples, same-sex marriage, and birth-control to be discussed at synod
Vatican - 1/3 Oct 2014
1. Pope Francis in Popemobile entering St. Peter's Square for weekly audience
2. Pope going through crowd in St. Peter's...
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China - First Sex Shop Opens
The crowds at China's first "healthy sex" exhibition were drawn
more to sex aids including a masturbation pillow and "Poodle Oil"
than to the politically correct display of contraceptive methods
and eugenics.
people at exhibition
cu man...
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Philippines - Protest Against Pope's Visit
Hundreds of Evangelical Protestants marched through Manila on
Tuesday (10/1) to protest this week's visit to the Philippines by
Pope John Paul II. The protestors carried banners reading "The
Vicar of Christ Is the Holy Spirit, Not the...
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Condom fair aims to raise awareness
1. Wide shot of cathedral in Zocalo square, pan to Condom Fair
2. Close up of giant inflatable condom
3. Wide shot of people at stand
4. Close up of board saying "For a culture of the condom"
5. Wide shot of woman demonstrating how...
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Manila - Pope
Protestants march against papal visit Hundreds of Evangelical Protestants marched through Manila on Tuesday (10/1) to protest this week's visit by Pope John-Paul II. The protesters carried banners reading "The Vicar of Christ is the Holy...
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Zaire - High incidence of aids
Despite the political upheaval that's rocking Zaire, nightlife in Kinshasa is as busy as ever. Nightclubs and bars proliferate and are still doing a roaring trade - especially with the ex-patriate community.
Prostitution is rife. Call...
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Plans to make morning after pill available sparks debate
October 12, 2004
1. Wide shot of people on the street
2. Medium shot of couple with a baby
October 11, 2004
3. SOUNDBITE (Spanish): Pilar Mazzetti, Minister of Health:
"The Ministry of Health has made the decision and the decision will...
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Japan - Valentine's Day is big business
Valentine's Day is big business in Japan, but the romantic ritual is conducted somewhat differently than it is in the West. In Japan, it's the women who are expected to buy cards and chocolates and other gifts -- including condoms -- for...
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RUSSIA: ST PETERSBURG: BUS TOURS CITY IN PILOT AIDS SCHEME
Eng/Russ/Nat
As the Russian government predicts a dramatic spread in the HIV infection rate by the year 2000 , the European Union is backing a pilot scheme to stop the problem becoming an epidemic.
A bus giving out free needles,...
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RUSSIA: RUSSIA TRIES TO RAISE AIDS AWARENESS
Russian/Eng/Nat
As the world marks International AIDS Day Russia is still trying to combat misinformation and reluctance surrounding safe sex.
To draw attention to the event a group of activists distributed free condoms on Moscow's...
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PERU: PRESIDENT'S REMARKS ON FAMILY PLANNING CAUSE OFFENCE
Spanish/Nat
Leaders of the Catholic Church in Peru are up in arms after President Alberto Fujimori announced at the World Women's Conference in China that he would push forward with his family planning programme despite opposition from...
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Zaire - High incidence of aids
Despite the political upheaval that's rocking Zaire, nightlife in Kinshasa is as busy as ever. Nightclubs and bars proliferate and are still doing a roaring trade - especially with the ex-patriate community.
Prostitution is rife. Call...
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Health warning about the traditional practice of breast ironing of young girls
These young Cameroon schoolchildren are about the age when most girls are subjected to breast ironing.
The aim is to break down the tissue in the breast before the girl reaches puberty when she is regarded by men as sexually available....
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Pope Benedict XVI says that condoms are not the answer in Africa's fight against HIV, his first explicit statement on an issue that has divided even clergy working with AIDS patients.
HEADLINE: Pope says condoms won't solve AIDS
CAPTION: Pope Benedict XVI says that condoms are not the answer in Africa's fight against HIV, his first explicit statement on an issue that has divided even clergy working with AIDS patients....
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From hospital, Ginsburg argues 'Obamacare' case
The Supreme Court is hearing arguments in a dispute involving Trump administration rules that would allow more employers who cite a religious or moral objection to opt out of providing no-cost birth control to women.
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From hospital, Ginsburg argues 'Obamacare' case
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From hospital, Ginsburg argues 'Obamacare' case
The Supreme Court is hearing arguments in a dispute involving Trump administration rules that would allow more employers who cite a religious or moral objection to opt out of providing no-cost birth control to women.
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Why Isn't There Consensus On Sex Education?
The nation’s views on sex ed have shifted greatly over the past 30 years.
PBS
Pbs: American Experience: The Pill
A short synopsis of the process that "The Pill" went through in order to be approved by the Food and Drug Administration. The site also highlights John Rock, an obstetrician who took matters into his own hands.
Science Friday Initiative
Science Friday: How the Morning After Pill Works
It has been a commonly held belief that the morning-after pill interrupted the implantation of a fertilized egg and is akin to abortion. But doctors now say this is not the case. Instead it delays or inhibits ovulation. Aired Jun. 15,...