Mechai Viravaidya Quotes

When the alternative may be death, condom distribution is worth trying.

Too many kids think condoms are nasty and vulgar, instead of as something that can save your life.

You can’t do anything about HIV-AIDS unless you are willing to talk about condoms.

Contraception has to be available for anybody who needs it.

I'd much rather have AIDS than a baby... They're not that different at all. They're both expensive, you have them for the rest of your life, they're constant reminders of the mistakes you've made and once you have them, you pretty much can only date other people who have them.

The first time I had sex, I was scared I got the girl pregnant. And that was despite the fact we were safe. Luckily, we were fine. I would never risk not wearing a condom, it’s too much of a risk. If you’re not ready for a child, then don’t risk it.

Sex education classes are like in-home sales parties for abortions.

I'm pro responsible choice. You know, there is choice to abstain, choice to do contraception. There are all kinds of good choices.

Half of all women who are sexually active, but do not want to get pregnant, need publicly funded services to help them access public health programs like Medicaid and Title X, the national family planning program.

We're more effective than birth control pills.

In fact, I believe that we need better sex education in our own culture, here in America, so that young folk learn about things like venereal disease before they encounter it.

Contraceptives should be used on every conceivable occasion.

One year they asked me to be poster boy - for birth control.

The best contraceptive is the word no - repeated frequently.

My mother put me on birth control as soon as I told her I wanted to go on it. I was 16. I was very young.

Contraceptives have a proven track record of enhancing the health of women and children, preventing unintended pregnancy, and reducing the need for abortion.

I want guys out there to think when they are in the magic moment of lovemaking that if this woman gets pregnant, I'm going to be on a financial hook for the rest of my life.

We all want abstinence. And if I knew how to get abstinence I would do whatever it takes to do that ... Given a choice between hearing my daughter say I'm pregnant or I used a condom, most mothers would get up in the middle of the night and buy them herself.

We need to teach responsibility not legislate morality, because the vows of abstinence break far more easily than latex condoms.

We can win a war in 100 days but we can't teach our people how to avoid unwanted pregnancy.

Give special attention to the mothers' health, to see that women who are suffering from tuberculosis, heart or kidney disease, toxic goitre, gonorrhea, or any disease where the condition of pregnancy disturbs their health are placed under public health nurses to instruct them in practical, scientific methods of contraception in order to safeguard their lives---thus reducing maternal mortality

Those still in school and colleges have no business having access to condoms. I am not in favor of condoms.

Women have to control their fertility for 30 years. Thirty years is a long time not to make mistakes.

I don't believe in birth control.

Thoughtful education programs and access to effective forms of contraception are key to preventing unplanned pregnancy.