Should Colleges Have Condom Dispensers In The Restroom?

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Nowadays, there are AIDS crisis everywhere for instance in 2014 an estimated of 36.9 million people were living with HIV and 1.2 million people died of AIDS-related illnesses (Global). Because of this, the college administration at Camden County College has decided to have condom dispensers in all of the restrooms. In doing so, students will be protected against sexual transmitted diseases like AIDS and have easy access in acquiring a condom. Also, it will provide a much safer and healthier environment for the entire college campus. I believe installing condom dispensers in all of the restroom is a good decision by the college administration because it can protect against sexual transmitted diseases, easy access in getting condoms, and a much …show more content…

These diseases are very deadly, for example, 25.3 million people have died of AIDS-related illnesses in the year 2000 (Global). Condoms are very effective at preventing STDs like gonorrhea, chlamydia, herpes, and HIV which is the virus that causes AIDS (Brennan). The only way to prevent a pregnancy 100% of the time is to not have sex and using a condom will greatly reduce the risk of getting an STD (Brennan). By having condom dispensers, it will increase the student’s awareness of using protection like using seatbelts when driving. Next, having easy access will benefit all students because there are restrooms everywhere in the Campus. Most of the time, students are too shy to purchase condoms in any convenient store because it is embarrassing. Also, it is a hassle and run out to the store to buy condoms because they did not know they were going to have sex. For example, after prom was over my friend was supposed to have sex but he could not get a condom in time, lucky I had an extra one for him. Therefore, if there is a restroom nearby, students will remember how convenient it is to get a condom if they are in need of

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