Phil pro-life groups burn condoms in HIV-AIDS protest
cathnewsasia.com: 0:36 19-03-2010Phil pro-life groups burn condoms in HIV-AIDS protest
Turning the tables on convention wisdom, pro-life groups burnt condoms in front of a Department of Health office in Cebu province in warning that continued government distribution of the contraceptives will lead to a rise in HIV-AIDS cases.
Radio dzBB reported that the condom-burning protest action took place, even as Philippines Health Secretary Esperanza Cabral maintained the government will continue to provide condoms to those at risk, GMA News TV says.
The pro-life demonstrators also called for a total ban on condom advertising to protect children from early exposure to sex.
“Remember, condoms on the first place are never proven to prevent HIV,” said AIDS-Free Philippines national director Dr. Josef Bullecer, in an article on the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines news site.
Bullecer added they would continue resisting condom use because it promotes underage sex and immorality.
He added that in countries whose governments openly promote condoms, one can see skyrocketing cases of HIV/AIDS instead.
He said most of Tuesday’s he protesters represent themselves as concerned parents and taxpayers who are against the DOH’s “anti-Catholic, and immoral propaganda.”
“Condom is a multi-million dollar industry. This is a battle now between the concerned citizens and taxpayers versus DOH,” he said.
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Pro-life groups in Cebu burn condoms to protest DOH program (GMA News TV)
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