«The legal age of consent for heterosexual sex is 16 years. Large numbers of young people at school are sexually active. Indicators. such as sexually transmitted diseases, show that in spite of education programmes a large proportion of sexasally active young people are practising unsafe sex. Access to anonymous sources of condoms such as vending machines would encourage and enable safe sex practices amongst youth». (The Courage of our Convictions, p. 101).
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