MP govt bans vibrating condom

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1) MP govt bans vibrating condom

2) Vibrating condoms in the pipeline

1) MP govt bans vibrating condom CNN-IBN

New Delhi: The Madhya Pradesh government has banned the sale of Crezendo condom

in the state saying it's against Indian culture.

Public Works Minister in BJP-ruled Madhya Pradesh Kailash Vijayvargiya has taken

up cudgels against Hindustan Latex Ltd's condom on behalf of the government.

Vijayvargiya says the condom is a sex toy and will not be allowed to be sold in

the state.

The condom pack, which was launched by HLL six months back, comes with a

vibrating ring.

Meanwhile Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chauhan also reacted to

the issue and said anything doesn’t uphold the Indian culture will not be

accepted.

" I had said this earlier as well with reference to the sex education in the

state. If there is something that is not acceptable in our culture we will take

our own decision on this,” says Chief Minister Madhya Pradesh, Shivraj Singh

Chauhan.

In March Chauhan had also banned sex education was in state schools amid

protests against graphics and pictorial descriptions used in the course material

provided under the adolescent education programme (AEP).

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2) VIBRATING CONDOMS IN THE PIPELINE

With the growing HIV menace and population

stabilisation far away, the government is

contemplating theintroduction of “vibratingcondoms’’

to increase the acceptability of the devices which can

provide dual protection from infection and unwanted

pregnancies. The vibrating condoms - both for men and

women - have been developed by an NRI based in

Chennai. The government hopes to increase the

acceptability of condoms with the introduction of

the new variety. “Vibrating condoms will have a small,

batteryoperated chip in them which will enhance

pleasure and thus increase acceptability.’’ official

sources said. The problem currently is that condoms

are not much accepted in India. Condom usage forms

only four-five per cent of all contraceptive methods

in India while in the west it constitutes about 20 per

cent, sources said.

The government is also planning to conduct a study on

the acceptability of vibratory condoms in cooperation

with the scientist who has developed the variety. The

aim is to make the new condoms available in the market

and increase acceptability among commercial sex

workers. Currently, vibrating condoms are being

produced in Chennai and exported to the US and Europe;

experts in the government are also planning to hold

deliberations with family planning officials in China,

a leader in the field on vibrating condoms.

–TOI, 27th June, 2005

http://www.cgsiindia.org/Keemat%20November%202005.pdf

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