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Radio 4,23 Jan 2012,58 mins

Sex on the agenda, Martha Reeves, Welfare Reform

Woman's Hour

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Is sex something you can schedule in a relationship and how would you negotiate your terms? We hear the arguments for and against. In seeking to reduce the costs of welfare support, is the government right to include child benefit when assessing the income of parents? Martha Reeves gives a live performance of one of her Motown hits as she starts a nationwide tour. We hear what difference free healthcare has made to the risk of maternal mortality for pregnant women in Sierra Leone. Presented by Jane Garvey.

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