Sexually Transmitted Diseases

National Minority AIDS Council To Government: Condom Report Is Dangerous

Published in Medical Letter on the CDC and FDA, September 9th, 2001

The National Minority AIDS Council (NMAC) labeled as "misleading and dangerous" a report from the U.S. National Institutes of Health that suggests, in part, that condoms are not effective in the halt of the spread of sexually transmitted diseases (STDs). The report urges abstinence as the only way to guard against STDs.

"That there is acknowledgement that condoms are effective in preventing the spread of HIV is a relief to those of us on the front lines of the war on HIV/AIDS," said Paul A. Kawata, executive director of NMAC. "However, we call into question the scientific methodology used to reach the conclusions in this dangerous, misleading, politically inspired...

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