Kondom Dibagikan Gratis, Ditolak Keras oleh MUI
Indonesian Ulema Councils Balked at Free Condom Distribution
Reporter : Rizki Saleh
Editor : Cahyani Harzi
Translator : Dhelia Gani
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Jakarta (B2B) - Ketua Majelis Ulama Indonesia (MUI) KH Amidhan mengatakan pihaknya tidak setuju dengan penyelenggaraan Pekan Kondom Nasional pada 1 hingga 7 Desember.
"MUI tidak setuju dengan adanya penyelenggaraan Pekan Kondom Nasional itu," ujar Amidhan di Jakarta, Senin.
Ia menilai penyelenggaraan acara tersebut hanya membawa kepentingan industri kondom, bukan untuk menyampaikan kegunaan kondom sebagai alat kontrasepsi.
"Hal itu bisa disalahgunakan, dikhawatirkan terjadinya seks bebas pada remaja," ujarnya.
Seharusnya, kata dia, kegiatan yang digalakkan yakni edukasi reproduksi dan pendidikan seks bagi masyarakat, daripada kampanye penggunaan kondom.
Pekan Kondom Nasional digagas Kementerian Kesehatan dan diselenggarakan oleh Komisi Penanggulangan AIDS Nasional (KPAN).
Menteri Kesehatan Nafsiah Mboi mengatakan kegiatan tersebut bukan hal yang terlarang.
"Lebih bahaya bagi-bagi rokok dari pada kondom," kata Menkes.
Jakarta (B2B) - The Indonesian Ulema Councils (MUI) Chairman KH Amidhan has said that his party disagrees with the implementation of the National Condom Week from Dec. 1 to 7.
"The MUI does not agree with the implementation of the National Condom Week, because it only suits the interests of the condom industry, rather than promote the use of contraceptives," Amidhan said on Monday.
He noted that the promotion of condoms could be misinterpreted by teenagers and would encourage them to engage in free sex.
Amidhan further stated that sex and reproduction education for the public, including for teenagers, was far more important than the promotion of condom use.
The idea of holding a National Condom Week was initiated by the Ministry of Health and organized by the National AIDS Eradication Commission (KPAN).
But Health Minister Nafsiah Mboi said that the condom use campaign was not a forbidden issue.
"It is more dangerous to distribute cigarettes than to launch a campaign on the use of condoms," the Minister noted.
