Word: condom
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...also not a fallacy or "self-delusion" to say that condom distribution is crucial for solving the AIDS crisis as Murray contends. Any member of AIDS Education and Outreach, and any other conscientious AIDS educator, stresses that condoms do not provide a 100 percent guarantee of protection, or even close, particularly with regard to anal...
However, this is another arena in which proper education is vital, because high condom failure rate is due primarily to breakage stemming from improper use. In addition, failure rate for preventing pregnancy seems so high because couples say that condoms are their method of contraception except for the one, or two or however many instances in which they did not actually...
Theoretically, if the condom does not break, and if it is used properly during oral and vaginal sex, the HIV-virus will not be transmitted during that encounter. Homosexual and heterosexual anal sex is very risky, even with a condom, but a condom will provide some degree of protection. It may not be a total guarantee, but it is the only protection for those who choose to be sexually active in this way. After all, some protection is certainly better than no protection...
Mayor Alice K. Wolf, who supported the school program, attributes the success of the program to the students who first thrust the condom issue into the spotlight. "The students brought their matter to the attention of the city's leaders, showing that young people can be activists on their own behalf," Wolf said...
...AIDS education veteran Blout, the unequivocal need for universal condom distribution in public schools is crystal clear...