Mo' Dernity, Mo' Problems
Wednesday, December 24, 2003
How to decrease the new cases of HIV in Africa
I've long felt uncomfortable about the possibility that the Church's opposition to condom use might increase the spread of HIV. Of course, one can say that just as one shouldn't make murder safer, one shouldn't make extramarital sex safer. There's something to that perspective, on the other hand what about all of the orphaned/infected children?
In any case, the links below argue that the case of Uganda shows that that discouraging extramarital sex has proven more effective than condom distribution for limiting the spread of HIV.
Senate Testimony
What Happened in Uganda?
I've long felt uncomfortable about the possibility that the Church's opposition to condom use might increase the spread of HIV. Of course, one can say that just as one shouldn't make murder safer, one shouldn't make extramarital sex safer. There's something to that perspective, on the other hand what about all of the orphaned/infected children?
In any case, the links below argue that the case of Uganda shows that that discouraging extramarital sex has proven more effective than condom distribution for limiting the spread of HIV.
Senate Testimony
What Happened in Uganda?
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