The Brazilian government has begun producing condoms using rubber from trees in the Amazon. The health ministry says the move will help preserve the largest rainforest in the world.

It will also cut dependence on imported contraceptives, which are given away to fight Aids.

The new state-run factory is in the north-western state of Acre, and will initially produce 100 million condoms a year, which will be known by the name Natex.

The latex will come from the Chico Mendes reserve, an area named after the famous conservationist and rubber tapper who was shot dead in 1988 by local ranchers.

The clear-cut brigade will probably sign up with the abstinence-only crusaders. Natural allies.




  1. Billy Bob says:

    If I were a rancher I’d be upset too by ‘rubber tappers’ sticking their dicks into my trees. Sickos. I support protecting trees from AIDS.

  2. RBG says:

    I think clear-cutting is closer to abortion.

    RBG

  3. stuck-like-band-aids says:

    Condoms rape the rain forest.

  4. RBG says:

    Well I am a bit disturbed by the juxtaposition of the headline with that picture.

    RBG

  5. RBG says:

    4/1. Wait, I didn’t realize I’m actually supposed to read the other posts here in DU. Billy Bob beat me to that, albeit in a sophomoric sort of way.

    RBG
    🙂

  6. Rich says:

    That’s no big deal- the rain forest monkeys have been using these for years. They deserve royalties, though they didn’t think to patent it.

  7. jbenson2 says:

    Rain forest rubbers for your woody.

  8. JimD says:

    Well, they do need to protect their Brazil Nuts from disease so they will slip their Bananas into an all-natural latex rain-forest coat !!!

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