Word: stigmas
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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...Mukai, whose bout with cervical cancer three years ago left her unable to bear children, has been a prominent crusader against the stigma Japanese society attaches to infertile couples. Her and her husband's struggle to become parents was the subject of a TV documentary, and their story has been adapted as a TV drama, both of which were broadcast earlier this year. "I want women to know that if the stork doesn't come to them, they can go search for their stork," Mukai said last year...
However, Stork said some committee members expressed reservations about the idea, arguing that combining the venues might actually increase the stigma associated with the Bureau...
...existence of a stigma hindering students from seeking mental health care is a constant issue when considering improvement, Barreira said...
That fear is well founded. Adding to the stigma surrounding AIDS in these villages is the role that local leaders played in the blood-buying program. "Many government officials made a lot of money," says the patient advocate who calls himself Ke'Er. To protect themselves, they wrapped their villages in the cloak of state secrecy, effectively sealing off AIDS patients from foreign aid groups as well as health officials from other provinces. AIDS-care centers still won't put the word AIDS on their doors, opting instead for such intentionally obscure labels as "home garden...
...hope that a hybrid system run by Iraqis will provide a clear signal of Iraqi empowerment and be a stimulus for reconstruction. The handover of Saddam from American to Iraqi jurisdiction should erase some of the stigma of coalition occupation and reassure the Iraqi people that the full transition to democracy will come soon, as promised...