Condoms for 12-year olds in the market

Geneva : Switzerland | Mar 03, 2010 at 6:30 PM PST

By prabirghose

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The Swiss Government has awoken to the need of the hour and has produced small size condoms called ‘Hotshot’ and priced at 4.70 pounds sterling for a packet of 6. Normal condoms have a diameter of 2 inches while ‘Hotshot’ is of 1.7 inches – the length remains at 7.4 inches for both. . These super small size condoms can fit 12-year olds. Necessity is the mother of invention, the saying goes. And, saddled with an increasing number of teenage pregnancies, the truth has emerged that kids as young as 12 and 14 indulge in sex and do not use condoms. The official research carried out by the Federal Commission for children and Youth had interviewed nearly 1500 people from 10 to 20 years of age and discovered that children in the age group of 12 to 14 are having more sex than their counterparts did in the 90s.

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mona37 | about 3 years ago

well if you can't put an end to kids ending up having sex at that age, at least you can provide them with the protection that they need.

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David Spector | about 3 years ago

Exactly...stopping kids from having sex is like trying to stop babies from going in their diapers. Kids are going to want to have sex, and they are going to do it. The answer is education and protection.

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prabirghose | about 3 years ago

i agree with both mona and david - realization has dawned that kids as young as 12 and 14 experiment with sex and, as the saying goes, 'prevention is better than cure' ...

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AnneHart | about 3 years ago

Why would a 12-year old even think of sex? Have times changed that much? Is it the TV programs they watch when everyone else is asleep? Kids can watch porn on satellite TV after midnight until around 4 am on some channels that are not pornographic channels that parents pay for separately from regular movies.

These videos/films are not rated. Maybe it is the movies that entices kids into that behavior. A 12-year old should spend his/her time building robots, not babies.

And condoms won't protect against disease or pregnancy as well as abstinence. If a 12-year old wants sex that much, he/she knows exactly what to do without anyone telling the kid, and the old fashioned way doesn't involve a partner. Kids don't need condoms. They need more schoolwork and more intellectual hobbies. If they develop an interest in home remodeling or healing foods, their time might be spent in more useful pursuits.

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graffiti1982 | about 3 years ago

This is alarming news for the parents. Because the condoms for the kids were created, they will be encouraged to experiment themselves with the opposite sex. It's a poor sign that the Swiss aren't being sexually educated. Switzerland should be a model to the rest of the world regarding this issue since they have the highest standards of living.

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