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December 13, 1999

>Trayimaya.HKS (AT) bbt (DOT) se wrote:

> >>I agree with

> >> the statement below that in reality it is the men who are lustiest.

>I like what you said about devotees preaching one ponit when reality shows us

>another. Prabhupada never did this.

Yes, just look at the sex industry and the number of females vs

males who visit sex workers, buy pornography, go to "adult" movies

etc. both in India and in the West. Below is another piece of

reality that just hit the news wires today. The finding that a large

number of Indian women (both rural and urban) are diagnosed with

sexually transmissted infections, including HIV, *even though their

only sexual contact is with their husbands* has been a very

consistent one in Indian clinics during the last decade.

"India Has an Alarming Number of HIV-Positive Newborns: UNICEF"

Agence France Presse (12/13/99)

A new report from UNICEF shows that 30,000 newborns in India are

born with HIV every year. The large number highlights the need

for an aggressive campaign against HIV, and the need for women to

be able protect themselves against diseases. According to

UNICEF's Alan Court, 25 percent of 400 women attending clinics in

the city of Pune tested positive for a sexually transmitted

disease and 13.6 percent tested HIV-positive, yet more than 90

percent reported only having had sex with their husbands.

So sad, especially as vertical transmission (i.e. HIV transmission to

the fetus/newborn) is virtally 100% preventable these days.

Ys,

Madhusudani dasi

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