"13 Seek Counseling and Condoms as Phila. School Program Begins"

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"13 Seek Counseling and Condoms as Phila. School Program Begins"

Philadelphia Inquirer (12/18/91), P. 1B
Mezzacappa, Dale

Abstract: Philadelphia's condom distribution program began yesterday in three area high schools, and 13 students from John Bartram and Simon Gratz High Schools, came to obtain condoms and get counseling. The program was condemned by Cardinal Anthony J. Bevilacqua and called "reckless, tragic and morally irresponsible." He promised that Catholic pastors would aid parents in excluding their children from the program. Likewise, President Bush also chastised the Philadelphia policy in a television interview. However, school officials and health care providers who counsel and distribute the condoms marked yesterday as a great day because the policy would save lives. Board of Education President Ruth Hayre, said, "If I had my druthers there would be no AIDS...no epidemic of teen pregnancy...no increase of sexually transmitted diseases. If I had my druthers, concerned parents would give more love, guidance and discipline to their children."
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