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Sheng Hailin and her Twins

Sheng Hailin gets a kiss on her face from one of her twin daughters born using IVF technology.

Figure 3 Causes of Maternal Death

Serious psychological distress in the past 30 days among adults aged 18 and over, by selected characteristics: United States, average annual, selected years 1997–1998 through 2015–2016

A chart depicting statistics on rates of serious psychological distress for varying populations within the United States over a 12 year period.

New HIV Diagnoses of Women in the US by Race/Ethnicity

In 2017, only 20% of women who received HIV diagnoses in the U.S. were white, even though 61.2% of the U.S. female population is white. HIV/AIDS disproportionately affects women of color.

Protesting AIDS Hysteria in 1983

Marchers in the New York City Gay Pride Parade in 1983 raised awareness about more research needed for AIDS. At the time, a hysteria had grown from the disease since people did not know how it was transmitted between people. It was also seen as a "gay plague" at the time.

HIV Attachment Process

The T cell membrane (shown as the purple, semicircle double line) allows entry of HIV (in pink) into the cell through multiple cell receptors anchored on the membrane, including CCR5.

Surrogacy Map

A world map representing where surrogacy is allowed. The five different colors represent different levels of permission and legality.

Beijing Schoolchildren Celebrating World AIDS Day

World AIDS Day, December 1st, is recognized around the world in memory of those lost to the disease and to increase awareness of prevention and treatment.