Safe Sex

Of condoms, Clinton, Obama and McCain
Sex education regressed into the Dark Ages under Bush. Which candidate will now stand up for young persons' health?
Abortion rates in the U.S. are falling
At the same time, RU-486 use is increasing and more clinics are closing.
Quote of the Day: Jenna Bush on condoms
Does the first daughter's position on safe sex conflict with her dad's abstinence-only views?
So, a pig walks into a bar ...
A new commercial for Trojan condoms depicts a bar full of swine -- except for the "evolved" male carrying a condom.
Religious right would kill to stop safe sex
The Family Research Council wants to block a vaccine that may prevent human papillomavirus (HPV), the STD thought to cause around 70 percent of cervical cancer cases.
Anatomy of sexual risk
An HIV-negative gay man shares why he sleeps with seropositive men and how he deals with the danger.
Sex in the gray zone
Between abstinence and wild, unencumbered sex, how do you assess your risks?
Does "safe sex" really exist?
By Arthur Allen
Foil-wrapped folly
What's wrong with requiring condom wrappers to carry a warning about a cancer-causing virus? Second of two parts.
Does "safe sex" really exist?
Condoms don't protect against all STDs. Social conservatives, goaded by George W. Bush, are taking advantage of that little-known fact. First of two parts.
Safety in a glass?
Study shows some Canadian drunks have safer sex.
My crabs or yours?
Protecting yourself from a life-threatening STD may be as simple as safe sex, but avoiding microbial diseases requires subtler methods.
The truth about phone sex
its emotionally evasive, vaguely ridiculous  and the orgasms aren't that great, either.
Russian Roulette
Do you always practice safe sex? Or has the fear of AIDS --among other STDs -- diminished?

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