WASHINGTON, D.C. - Yielding to studies conducted by the World Health Organization (WHO) and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Planned Parenthood Federation of America Inc. (PPFA), has discontinued production of condoms lubricated with Nonoxynol-9 (N-9). Both the WHO and CDC have concluded that N-9 does not prevent sexually transmitted diseases, despite that fact that countless people were once assured that the chemical would do so.

WHO and CDC have reported that N-9 offers no protection against sexually transmitted diseases, including the virus that leads to AIDS. In fact, when used during anal sex and very frequent vaginal intercourse, N-9 can cause small lesions that increase the risk of contracting a disease. Despite these facts, PPFA Inc., will distribute the remainder of the N-9 condoms currently in its inventory.

"Latex condoms are the best product for preventing sexually transmitted infections," said PPFA Inc., Vice President of Medical Affairs Vanessa Cullins, MD, MPH. "Our goal is to ensure that every condom we produce or provide will be appropriate for every use and for use by every person."

"Not only was Planned Parenthood slow to act on studies that showed the dangers of N-9, ostensibly for financial reasons, it is also guilty of giving young people just one more un-kept promise," said Douglas R. Scott, president of Life Decisions International. "People were assured that N-9 was a wonderful thing. Only God knows how many lives the chemical has adversely impacted. Only God knows how many lives have been lost because of the chemical. Yet Planned Parenthood will dismiss these tragic consequences as 'just another mistake.'"