Truthful Sex Education in the Media

To Whom It May Concern:





I am writing to express my concern regarding the recent rejection by your news station, Fox News, to air a condom advertisement.





I am deeply concerned about the effects that the mass media has on the American publicspecifically the younger generation, which consists of many sexually active teens who are often ashamed to talk about sex. I am disappointed that you are abusing your power as a widespread news station by not advertising a product intended for safe sexbut at the same time repeatedly airing advertising for erection-inducing drugs.





You are perpetuating the problem of sexually transmitted disease and unwanted pregnancy by not airing this one condom advertisement:





50\% of all infections in the United States occur in people 25 years of age or younger.


About 745,000 American women between the ages of 15 and 19 are impregnated each year.


Approximately 1 million people are currently living with HIV / AIDS in the United States, with an estimated 40,000 new infections occurring each year.


70\% of these new infections occur in men and 30\% in women.





The omission of the condom advertisement is a glorification of sex and wholly untruthful as it takes advantage of the many sexually active (uninformed) viewers you have.





As it is your duty to inform the American public, I ask that you air this condom advertisement .





I ask that you not refuse such advertisements in the future but rather, agree to air them for the sake of promoting awareness for reproductive health.





I am a concerned United States citizen over the age of 18.