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Injected contraceptive may increase AIDS risk for African women

July 13, 2012

A study published in the British medical journal Lancet has found that the use of a injected hormonal contraceptive seems to increase a woman's risk of infection with the HIV virus associated with AIDS.

The DMPA contraceptive, which is used widely in African countries, apparently increases the risk of AIDS--which is already spreading at epidemic rates in those countries.

 

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  • Posted by: TheJournalist64 - Jul. 13, 2012 6:41 PM ET USA

    This is one of the contraceptive poisons favored by Melinda Gates and her foundation. God help them in Africa. "I'm from the Gates Foundation and I'm here to help you. . ."

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Thursday of the Second Week of Easter; Opt. Mem. of St. Joseph the Worker

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The Optional Memorial of St. Joseph the Worker was established by Pope Pius XII in 1955 in order to Christianize the concept of labor and give to all workmen a model and a protector. By the daily labor in his shop, offered to God with patience and joy, St. Joseph provided for the necessities of his holy…

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