More Catholic than the Pope? Manila Suburb Cracks down on Condoms (deaths, doctor)

[18Montclair]

Ugh...Im all for morality, but ultimately it should be up to the individual.

[LEFT]If you live in Alabang and want to have safer sex, you're going to need a doctor's note. That's because the wealthy Manila suburb has made prophylactics prescription-only.

The local council says they wanted to discourage sex outside of marriage. They also wanted to stir debate about the morality birth control as the nation mulls its first-ever family planning bill. If that bill passes, the ordinance would be rendered null. For now, though, locals must heed the council's dictum, or face the consequences: violators face up to six months in jail.


Read more: More Catholic than the Pope? Manila Suburb Cracks Down on Condoms - Global Spin - TIME.com[/LEFT]

[toradora]

I wonder what the prescription looks like. "RX: a condom a day, nenewable for six months" LOL

I don't think there is a link to condom accessibility and desire to have sex outside of marriage.

It's not like people will stop having sex just because they can't afford to get a doc's prescription. They'll just have sex unprotected. People who really want to have sex, will find a way to have sex, even if it means being risky. On the other hand, I haven't seen someone disinterested in sex suddenly get horny at the sight of a condom.

[Neuling]

As if that city and country wasn't overcrowded enough already

They also have those bloodthirsty crucification reenactments...

[ovcatto]

Manila? Manila as in Manila, Philippines? Oooookay.

In 1999 the UNAIDS reported 755,000 total confirmed cases of HIV infection in Thailand with 65,000 dead of the disease. That same year, in the Philippines, the total number of HIV cases was only 1,005. The disease had killed only 225 people.

As of August 2003 there were 899,000 HIV/AIDS cases documented in Thailand and approximately 125,000 deaths attributed to the disease. In the Philippines, as of September 30, 2003, there were 1,946 AIDS cases resulting in 260 deaths.

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