Consumer Reports Finds Planned Parenthood Condoms Worst At Preventing Pregnancies

By Jimmy Moore
Talon News
January 13, 2005

The world's leading consumer group recently studied and ranked a variety of condoms and found the ones distributed by the pro-abortion group Planned Parenthood were among the worst available for strength, reliability, and preventing pregnancies.

Consumer Reports released their findings on condoms in a February 2005 comparison report of 23 condoms available for purchase, including popular name brands like Trojan, Durex, and Lifestyles, as well as those distributed for free by Planned Parenthood.

The Planned Parenthood Lollipop, Assorted Colors, and Honeydew condoms were found to be among the worst for preventing unwanted pregnancies and were the only condoms to receive a poor rating by Consumer Reports.

"If you obtain condoms from Planned Parenthood, avoid the low-rated scented Honeydew and Assorted Colors varieties," Consumer Reports concludes in its summary of test findings.

Family Research Council President Tony Perkins wrote in an e-mail to supporters on Monday that it should come as no surprise that "three of the condoms that were found defective are ones distributed for free by Planned Parenthood."

"One of Planned Parenthood's products had a more than 85 percent failure rate in stopping unwanted pregnancies," Perkins noted. "Perhaps to a group like Planned Parenthood, 85 percent is enough."

But Perkins said Planned Parenthood will not tell you the truth that condoms do not prevent dangerous sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) from being spread among those having sex outside of marriage.

"A prime example is the human papilloma virus (HPV), the leading cause of cervical cancer among women," Perkins explained. "Planned Parenthood's own web site, disregarding the health of women, actually claims condoms are effective against HPV."

Perkins concluded that pro-abortion groups like Planned Parenthood, NARAL, and the Human Rights Campaign focus too much on "total access to sex without consequences."

"This message has led to the needless deaths of millions of human beings by either disease or abortion," Perkins lamented.

Noting the success that Sen. Tom Coburn (R-OK) had while he was in the U.S. House with passing legislation to require condoms to be labeled with the truth about how often they fail, Perkins said the Food and Drug Administration has done virtually nothing to make this legislation become policy since it was passed into law four years ago.

"Would you fly on a plane, or allow your children to fly on a plane, that only had a 15 percent chance of landing safely? Why do we allow this defective message of sex without consequences to be taught in our schools?" Perkins inquired.

Telephone calls to Planned Parenthood for comment on Monday were not returned.