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> It's cheap and low risk, so why not implement it? I will humbly quote myself: Should every person over 18 be required to carry a condom in their pocket? The
by AlexTWithBeard 6y ago
> It's cheap and low risk, so why not implement it?
I will humbly quote myself:
Should every person over 18 be required to carry a condom in their pocket? The costs are small, the benefits are obvious.
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- eloff 6y agoGiven the rates of teen pregnancy in the US, worse than all other developed countries - maybe not in the pocket, but giving them out free in schools would probably help.
- trhway 6y agothat reminded of a recent Russian joke - "seeing how people wear masks explains while the condom based protection is so unreliable and fails so much"
- eloff 6y agoHaha, yeah it does! Thanks for sharing.
- xorcist 6y agoWhile the concept of mandatory carry may be politically hard, the question is a very good one. We know how condoms protect against STDs. Perhaps it should be mandatory for high risk avenues where young adults congregate, such as music festivals and campuses, to sell condoms? The argument could easily be made that easy access to condoms would increase risky behaviour in young adults, thereby negating the obvious positive effecs. The parable to bicycle helmets and face masks should be clear. Luckliy, this has been studied! Turns out, sex drive is dominated by other factors than accessibility of contraceptives. So that's an example where multiple studies were conducted, under varying circumstances and in multiple countries, before anything was made mandatory by law. Sometimes public health policy works. Sometimes it's mostly posturing.