Curbing condoms at drugstores

Curbing condoms at drugstores

JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Ulemas Council has proposed a
regulation that, if accepted by the government, would force you
to produce your marriage certificate to buy a condom.

Council chief Hasan Basri has proposed that condoms be sold at
drugstores and made available only to married people who can
produce a doctors' prescription.

Basri pointed out that if he ignores the free sale of rubbers
at kiosks and shops, it would signify that the council endorses
free sex, which is strictly forbidden by Islam.

He reiterated the council's fierce objection to campaigns for
the use of condoms to curb the spread of AIDS.

"This (campaign) will also mean that we allow adultery," he
was quoted by Antara as saying when opening an ulemas meeting in
the East Kalimantan capital of Samarinda.

He argued that condoms are not needed to prevent the spread of
the killer disease. Instead, he said, people should be provided
with strong religious beliefs to stop them from engaging in
extramarital sex. (pan)