| Published with permission from the Bulletin
of the Ovulation Method Research and Reference Centre of
Australia, 27 Alexandra Parade, North Fitzroy,
Victoria 3068, Australia, Volume 27, Number 4, pages 16 and 22, December
2000.
Updated Tuesday, 02-May-2006 11:41:45 CDT
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| There has been evidence which has been clearly publicized and
unquestionably validated since many years ago that the use of the
condom according to the instructions for its use cannot be expected to
provide reliable protection against transmission
of the HIV-AIDS virus. It
is unfortunate that the idea that effective protection could be
insured in this way, having been encouraged by the use of terms such
as "safe sex" and "protected sex". These deceptive terms have encouraged people to remain in
dangerous lifestyles, meaning sexual promiscuity, and encourage others
to enter into these lifestyles when they would otherwise have been
likely to avoid them. The result has been that the number of people suffering from AIDS has
continued to grow and this worsening of the situation can be expected
to continue until the truth is
acknowledged; the educational programs must contain the
message that the only way an individual can be protected from
transmission of the HIV virus in sexual encounters is to follow the
simple rule "chastity before marriage; fidelity in marriage".
In Nigeria, Africa, a gynaecologist, Dr Leonie McSweeney, has established the Pro-Family Life Association of Nigeria (PLAN) for the Billings Ovulation Method of Natural Family Planning. This now incorporates an "AIDS Alert and Care Service" thus: Following the recommendation of Major-General David Ejoori former Chief of Army Staff in Nigeria, a brochure has been prepared called the "True Love Wins Brochure" and has now been widely distributed. The Program is supported by a continuing provision of seminars to give large numbers of people, enough scientific, medical and social information, combined with a deep spiritual input, to enable them to reach the goal of commitment. This is in line with the opinion of many international experts that the most effective way to control the sexual spread of AIDS is Group Behaviour Change Programs. The result of all of this has been a dramatic drop in the number of new cases of AIDS in Uganda to which country the program has spread. This acceptance of the Nigerian program in Uganda has followed the success attained in Nigeria itself. It was the high level of fidelity in marriage amongst couples using the BOM which was an observation made as soon as large numbers could be observed, associated with a very low incidence of HIV infection amongst them, that first suggested to Dr McSweeney that this common effect of BOM usage could form the basis of a powerful attack against the continuing spread of the disease. |
