Condoms Effective in Limiting Disease

[Rosalinda]

This letter to the editor claims there is an “overwhelming body of evidence” proving the effectiveness of condoms in countries where it has been widely promoted. It contradicts the Ugandan ABC success story.

The author, Chris McInnis who is director of community development and on the local AIDS committee, fails to mention condoms are useless in protecting against the H.P.V. At least Jason Everett made that claim on Living His Life Abundantly an EWTN program.

lfpress.ca/newsstand/Opinion/Letters/

Condoms effective in limiting disease
I am writing to correct some misleading statements in the letter, Promoting condoms helps spread disease (Jan. 8). The writer claims the HIV virus “can easily pass through the tiny holes (called voids) normal to condoms” and that using condoms is “like playing Russian roulette.”

The writer is correct in labelling condom use as “safer” sex – there is no 100-per-cent guarantee. Condoms can break or slip when not used properly, but these failings are not because of “voids.”

To the contrary, there is an overwhelming body of evidence that condoms are a highly effective tool to prevent not only HIV, but other sexually transmitted infections. The evidence comes to us from significantly reduced HIV infection rates in countries where condom use is widely promoted (such as Brazil and Thailand), and also from epidemiological and laboratory studies.

His closing line, “Misinformation only puts more lives at risk.” :yup:

 

[JMJ_Pinoy]

Jason Evert is awesome!! We watched one of his videos on chastity last week in Confirmation class and it was really good!

Anyways, regarding the effectiveness of condoms, my human anatomy & physiology teacher has told us that condoms aren’t nearly as effective as most people believe… and she’s a staunch liberal!

 

[mlchance]

Are condoms effective in limiting disease? Compared to what? Nothing at all? Well, then certainly they are. Are they completely effective? Nope. Are there certain diseases against which condoms are ineffective? Yep. Do the answers to any of these questions affect the morality of condom use? Nope.

– Mark L. Chance.