- Target:
- EVERYONE!
- Region:
- Canada
The average cost of birth control and safe sex methods in Canada for womyn over 21 is $25-50 a month. I believe that the cost of birth control is the reason that unplanned pregnancies have risen among womyn below the poverty line by 30% in the last 3 years. This is a ridiculously high number that allows the cycle of poverty to continue, and get more vicious.
Right now, there is a rise in Sexually Transmitted Infections. Between 1997 and 2004 Chlamydia rose by 70%, Gonorrhea by 80%, and Syphilis by 908% in Canada. This is likely due to the cost of condoms, and inaccessibility of free condoms in places such as bars.
References:
http://www.kidshealth.org/teen/sexual-health/comtraception
http://www.worldproutassembly.org
http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/20060119/sexual_infections_060119?s_name=&no_ads=
We the undersigned are demanding that:
1) All safe sex methods must be free!
2) Condoms need to be accessible in all restrooms at bars, hotels, rest stops, and skate parks.
3) Lubricant must be available in all men’s washrooms at bars and rest stops.
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The Make Safe Sex Free petition to EVERYONE! was written by Monica and is in the category Health at GoPetition.