To say the least, it is disturbing that Project Prevention's work to restrict the reproductive choices of women living with HIV in Kenya is considered 'medical news' by the editors of News-Medical.net. In fact, there is nothing medically legitimate or science or evidence-based about Barbara Harris's work to target poor women of color in Kenya (or in the USA or UK where she also works).

On the surface, offering HIV+ women money to accept long-term contraception may not seem so bad. Maybe it even sounds good. But the practice stems from the root–the belief that certain women, including those with HIV, have no right to have children. This is a pernicious belief that is founded on nothing but ignorance and prejudice. Instead of working to restrict women’s reproductive choices, surely we should be fighting to ensure that all women have access to the medicines and health care they need for themselves and their families.