Street protesters must always know their 'stuff' before protesting,
not just protesting for the sake of 'protest'. Take this group of
hard line Muslim protesters for instance, urging the Indonesian
government to prevent the spread of HIV.
In Jakarta, more than 200 female demonstrators
urged the government to close down brothels and
ban condoms, which they said encouraged “free
sex and unhealthy behavior.”
Okay, closing down brothels may to a small extent prevent the
spread of HIV but banning CONDOMS?
Men using condoms doesn't necessarily mean they are visiting
prostitutes, condoms are prevention of unwanted pregnancy and
prevention of getting HIV or other related diseases.
Banning condoms would definitely increase rather than decrease
the HIV cases.
Yes increasing awareness of HIV/AIDS is a better option than
banning condoms.
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