Imagine an American physician working with Pathfinder International's Mukta Project to combat the prevalence and spread of Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs) and HIV in Maharashtra, India. The physician provides HIV/AIDS prevention and treatment services at a health clinic as well as coordinates educational programs about STIs for local residents. A young woman approaches the physician's clinic. The woman tentatively informs the physician that she has recently entered the local sex trade and may have contracted HIV. The physician wishes she could speak freely about the realities of prostitution in India. The physician wishes she could empower her new patient to adopt behaviors that would reduce her vulnerability to HIV/AIDS. In spite of any professional or personal opinions the physician might hold on the subject of prostitution, however, she must choose her words carefully. In order to receive program funding from the United States government, Pathfinder International has reluctantly endorsed a strict anti-prostitution policy, and the physician is prohibited from engaging in any activities that are inconsistent with that policy.