Safe Sex Behavior is not the Safest Way!

Taiwan Church News 2625, June 23, 2002

Reported by Lin Yi-shin,  translated and rewritten by David Alexander

   Is there any relation between abortion and breast cancer?  Do condoms prevent the spread of Aids?  The Taipei Christian Academy, Ray of Light and several other Christian agencies held a "Live Out True Love Sex Education Seminar" during the middle of June.  Many medical professionals spoke, some mentioning the link between an increase in abortions and a corresponding rise in rates of breast cancer.  They also said that condoms are not reliable in preventing the transmission of HIV and AIDS. The best and only preventative measure is "don't play again!" Avoid pre-marital sexual intercourse and extramarital sexual contact, then you can be sure of avoiding sexually transmitted diseases.

   Dr. Hal Wallis, an American physician, cited World Health Organization (WHO) reports which show a woman's body, as early as 6 or 7 days after an ovum is fertilized, begins to manifest hormonal changes which influence the breasts, making them ready to produce milk for a newborn.  If the pregnancy is terminated artificially (a therapeutic abortion), the hormonal process is cut off mid journey, and this is a precursor to later breast cancer.

   He said that in America, Taiwan and Scandinavia abortion and breast cancer rates have risen in tandem.  A comparative study of 1000 women who had breast cancer and 1000 who hadn't showed that the cancer rate among those who had experienced abortions was three times greater than those who had not aborted a pregnancy.  Studies in America, France, the UK, Australia and other developed nations have made similar reports.

   Ms. Linda Klepacki from the American "True Love Waits" organization spoke about Sexually Transmitted Diseases, with particular focus on HIV and AIDS.  Transmission by heterosexual and homosexual sexual intercourse is statistically similar.  Aids is not a "homosexual disease". It is transmitted by blood, semen, needles, mother's milk and organ translantation. She says that persons with other sexually transmitted diseases have been found to contract HIV at a rate 2.5 times as high as persons without other sexually transmitted diseases.

   Ms. Klepacki offered numbers.  In the past 20 years, around the world, 21.8 million people have died from AIDS.  Currently in all nations the reported population of HIV positive and AIDS patients is at 40 million persons.  She says it is more likely that 100 million people are infected already. This includes nearly 22 million in Africa. Coastal countries, including those of South East Asia, are most susceptible.  In the near future even China, because of its less than adequate medical and health infrastructure, will face great expense in dealing with AIDS.  It may become the world's main AIDS problem nation.

   She also says that the country most successful in reducing AIDS has been Uganda.  In the 1990's up to 30% of Uganda's population was HIV positive.  At that time the nation's president Yoweri promulgated a Schools Health Education Policy, to teach children to avoid AIDS by abstinence from premarital sexual intercourse and extramarital sexual contact.  The rate of HIV infection was reduced.

   Dr Wallis added that the American government's "Safe Sex" education has resulted in youth using condoms to prevent HIV infection. But this, he says, "Is a great error."  According to the US Health Department, condoms fail one time out of five.  They are the least effective method of avoiding disease.  HIV was transmitted in 17 to 30% of instances where condoms were used as the only preventative method.

   These medical professionals said the best and fastest way to prevent HIV transmission is "don't play again."  It is dangerous to engage in sexual relations outside of marriage. Giving oneself to a stranger is a bad idea.  All sorts of sexual relations must wait for true love and marriage. Then a couple can dive into sexual intercourse as a beautiful expression of love.  This will eliminate worries about HIV and sexually transmitted diseases.