Abstinence and the illusion of safe sex

WELL done to Rónán Mullen for his well researched and commonsense column on chastity and abstinence (Irish Examiner, June 18).

Abstinence and the illusion of safe sex
Fri, 04 Jul, 2003 - 01:00

Recently I received my regular reminder from the Irish Blood Transfusion Service to donate blood. I notice that the 13 criteria concerning transmissible infections under which a donor must not give blood “apply even if a condom or other protective was used.”

It seems that ‘safe sex’ isn’t really all that safe.

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