WASHINGTON, April 13, 2005 (LifeSiteNews.com) – A new report from the US Government Accountability Office (GAO) concludes the Food and Drug Administration may have put the public’s health at risk by spreading inaccurate information regarding the safety of contraceptives containing the spermicide Nonoxynol-9.
At least seven different studies in the past 13 years have demonstrated the dangers of Nonoxynol-9, which has been found to increase the likelihood of HIV/AIDS infection. Yet sex education groups like Advocates for Youth and the National Campaign to Prevent Teen Pregnancy continue to promote the use of condoms containing the dangerous lubricant.
“Kids are being taught to trust condoms to prevent sexually transmitted diseases, despite the fact that what is inside the condom packaging can actually increase the chance of contracting HIV/AIDS,” said Christina Espenscheid, research analyst for the Abstinence Clearinghouse.
This week, Rep. Mark E. Souder, Congressman Joseph Pitts, and Congressman Dave Weldon issued a letter of concern to the Comptroller General of the United States regarding the funding, distribution, and promotion of condoms containing Nonoxynol-9. Other groups are equally concerned.
“Sex education groups need to be held accountable for the dangers and junk science they have subjected so many adolescents to,” said Leslee J. Unruh, president of the Abstinence Clearinghouse. “The skyrocketing rates of STDs can be directly linked to the sex education programs forced on so many children. Increasingly, sex education programs are being questioned because their content is not medically-accurate.”