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Chicago Tribune - July 13, 2009
Staff Writer
Currently, some stores, like CVS Pharmacy, have condoms locked behind cases, making customers ask for assistance when making a purchase. Some believe this may deter people from buying condoms that would protect against HIV, other sexually transmitted diseases, and unwanted pregnancies.
Calvary Community Outreach in Kansas City, along with the Douglas County AIDS Project in Lawrence, Kan., are teaming up in hopes to change CVS's policy about condoms.
The Kansas City Star noted that of the 19 CVS stores across Kansas City, nine kept condoms locked up. CVS said locking up condoms was a defense against shoplifters where large numbers of condoms had been stolen.
There are agencies that give condoms away for free, including the Kansas City Health Department, and the Good Samaritan Project, a Kansas City organization that helps people infected with HIV and AIDS.
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