Utah governor halts condom campaign over 'sexual innuendo' of slogans.
Utah Department of Health spokeswoman Jenny Johnson said in a statement to NBC News,"At the direction of the governor's office, we have asked partners to stop distribution immediately.""The Utah Department of Health apologizes for the offensive packaging included on condoms distributed as part of an HIV campaign,""The designs did not go through necessary approval channels and we have asked our partners to stop distributing them immediately.
"We remain committed to running a campaign to help in the prevention of HIV and intend to do so in a manner that better respects taxpayer dollars, and our role as a government agency," the Health Department said. The condoms were to be distributed through a variety of local health centers, AIDS prevention groups and community activists. It wasn't immediately clear on Thursday how many of the condoms with racy messages had been distributed already.
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