Nigerian State Bans Promotion, Distribution Of Contraceptives, Including Condoms

The Nigerian state of Anambra recently banned the promotion and distribution of what it calls “unnatural” contraceptives, including condoms, IRIN News reports. “Instead of teaching children how to use condoms and enjoy sex, they should be taught total abstinence,” Amobi Ilika, the state commissioner for health, said when announcing the ban late last month.

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Filed under: HIV / AIDS on April 11th, 2008