Cost Of Condoms, Other Contraceptives Prohibitive In Venezuela

Thomson Reuters Foundation: The high cost of safe sex in Venezuela
“With a pack of 36 condoms costing $755 online, the prohibitive cost of safe sex in Venezuela threatens to increase teenage pregnancy and HIV/AIDS rates and the number of backstreet abortions, says local family planning NGO Plafam…” (Maloney, 3/5).

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