OTTAWA, June 11, 2004 (LifeSiteNews.com) – Statistics Canada revealed that rates of sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) are continuing to climb, despite the prevalence of “sex education,” and despite the promotion of the so-called “safe sex” message. Rates for three major sexually-transmitted infectious diseases—chlamydia, gonorrhea, and syphilis—have all risen from 2002 to 2003, with the most dramatic increase seen in the syphilis rate, which has almost doubled. Health Canada had earlier set a goal of complete eradication of gonorrhea by 2010, and a reduction in cases of syphilis and chlamydia by 2010.
Health Canada’s web-site widely endorses the use of condoms as a form of “protection” from sexually transmitted disease. Evidence of the benefit of such advice, as revealed above, shows that this recommendation is of dubious value. Read related LifeSiteNews.com coverage: Scientific Report Finds Condoms Inadequate For STD Risk Reduction https://www.lifesitenews.com/ldn/2002/oct/02101804.html UK Sex-Ed Backfire: Survey Reveals Increased Pregnancy Rates in Teens Subjected to Program https://www.lifesitenews.com/ldn/2004/mar/04031505.html