Catholic bishops want condom ads banned

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MANILA, Philippines (UPDATE ) - The Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) on Wednesday called for a complete ban on condom ads in the country, saying that condoms only imperil the morality of the youth.

In a statement, CBCP President Nereo Odchimar said the condom business is a “multimillion dollar industry that heavily targets the adolescent market, at the expense of morality and family life.”

“Condom advertisements should be banned in television, radio, movies, newspapers, magazines, and public places, as they desensitize the youth’s delicate conscience and weaken their moral fiber as future parents,” Odchimar said in a statement on the CBCP website.

The CBCP president questioned the Philippine government’s thrust to promote condom use to combat the rising number of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) cases in the country. He said condoms should be required to have warning labels that say “Condoms may fail to protect from AIDS and other sexually transmitted diseases.”

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