Contraceptives (Oral)

Concerns About HIV Delay the Pill's Approval in Japan

Published in Women's Health Weekly, May 26th, 1997

Government action toward allowing the use of birth control pills in Japan was delayed May 12, 1997, as public health experts suggested it would increase the risk of spreading HIV.

Approval of the Pill would discourage people from using condoms, which so far have limited the disease's spread in Japan, they said.

Although oral contraceptives are widely used worldwide, Japan has yet to approve them for general use, partly because women's groups have not pushed for approval, some medical experts have resisted such a move, and the bureaucracy has moved slowly. In addition, abortion is legal in Japan. In 1995, about 343,000 cases were reported, according...

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Source: Women's Health Weekly (1997-05-26)

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