Making porn actors wear condoms is not the best way to protect us

Stoya: Measure B, a law requiring the use of condoms in adult movies in LA County, fixes a problem that doesn't exist. Our sex is safe

LA County’s Measure B is a major win for safe sex in adult entertainment

Gail Dines: The failure to block the pro-condom ballot, for all their political leverage and wealthy donors, is a knock for Big Porn's exploiters

Thomas Szasz obituary

Psychiatrist who fought coercion and denied the existence of mental illness

Diet pills return to the US after long hiatus – people’s panel

For the first time in 13 years, the Food and Drug Administration has put diet pills back on the market. Will you take them?

The cost of contraception is dwarfed by that of unplanned pregnancy

Sarah Ditum: Don't believe the US hype that contraception is too expensive – it's a long-term cost saving and enables women's economic freedom

Q&A with Naomi Wolf and Matt Williams: the pros and cons of male circumcision

Naomi Wolf and Matt Williams: A US pediatricians' group caused a stir this week with their pro-circumcision advice. Join today's discussion on the issue

Porn, syphilis and the politics of the money shot

Gail Dines: I regularly saw a mix of saliva, semen, faeces and vomit on porn sets. A call for condom use highlights the plight of performers

Male circumcision: the unkindest cut of all

Matt Williams: New guidelines from the American Academy of Pediatrics run counter to medical consensus. No way will my son get the snip!

Caregiving for an elderly or sick loved one: people’s panel

Do you act as a caregiver for an aging or sick family member while working and raising children? We want to hear from you

Louisiana school ordered to stop pregnancy tests on ‘suspect’ students

ACLU denounces Delhi Charter School's policy of forcing tests on female students and banning them if results are confirmed