Switzerland Lifts TV Ban on Condom Ads
From Reuters
BERN, Switzerland —
State-run Swiss Television has decided to lift a five-year-old ban on condom advertisements provided that they emphasize hygiene and not pleasure, comfort or lust.
The decision was prompted by the growing risk of AIDS--acquired immune deficiency syndrome--and the good taste of condom advertisements shown in neighboring countries, a spokesman for Swiss TV said.
The advertisements are expected to start appearing on Jan. 1, 1989.
Start your day right
Sign up for Essential California for news, features and recommendations from the L.A. Times and beyond in your inbox six days a week.
You may occasionally receive promotional content from the Los Angeles Times.
