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Thursday, May 17, 2007 12:00 AM

The invisible AIDS cure

Western do-gooders may want to help Africa stop the AIDS epidemic. But Helen Epstein's new book shows the most effective solutions are often the continent's own.

By G. Pascal Zachary

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Thursday, May 17, 2007 08:32 AM

hating references to circumcision

When I started to read this article, I knew that it would have to inevitably mention genital mutilation. I also knew that I'd have a significant emotional response.

The essential question is whether people have a right to control their own bodies. If the answer is yes, genital mutilation shouldn't be used to combat AIDS. If the answer is no, even more severe mutilations should be put on the table.

The bottom line is that the ends don't justify the means. No one had the right to cut off a part of my body without my permission no matter how beneficial they thought it might be.

—Laid Back Radical Read Laid Back Radical's other letters

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