CHINA: Married Women in China's Capital to Be Equipped with 'Condom Cards'

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CHINA: Married Women in China's Capital to Be Equipped with 'Condom Cards'

Agence France Presse (12.20.03) - Tuesday, December 23, 2003

On Saturday, the Beijing Times reported that authorities will soon issue cards to married women allowing them to get free condoms from vending machines placed throughout the city. One hundred machines will initially be placed in the city of 13 million and should begin operating in January. At the outset of the pilot project, 60,000 married women will be issued the cards, which entitle them to 12 packs of condoms per year. The machines are seen as less embarrassing than buying condoms from a salesperson, the paper said. Urban Chinese couples are usually restricted to having one child and face severe penalties if they decide to have a second.
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