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However ejaculation was thought to weaken men and frequent sexual intercourse was cautioned against and frowned upon by the church. “There was another school of thought that said that women craved sperm because it strengthened them. Indeed, Trotula advises washing and perfuming ‘down there’ before a woman has intercourse.

it couldn’t have been rape because she obviously enjoyed it, otherwise she wouldn’t have got pregnant! The writings of Avicenna, Albert The Great and Trotula are positive towards encouraging warm sexual relations between couples. There was one school of thought that said that a woman needed to be sexuallys satisfied in order to conceive – and it was always quoted in cases of rape when the woman got pregnant as a result – i.e. When factoring in gender, the figure becomes even more unbalanced, with 25% more female Māori youth vaping compared to their non-Māori counterparts.Īccording to Minister Verrall, “We haven’t got that balance right at the moment.“Regarding the medieval attitude to sex. 20% of rangatahi aged 14-15 are vaping compared to 10% of non-Māori in the same age group. Verrall said vaping was an important tool to support people to quit smoking, but the balance needed to be right in making sure young people did not take it up.Īccording to Public Health Otago University rangatahi Māori are disproportionately represented in vaping statistics.

The Australian Government is taking further steps including banning the importation of non-prescription vapes and closing down vape sales in retail outlets.īut Minister of Health Ayesha Verrall says the Government has run out of time to legislate a ban, but they had been consulting on a range of proposals including flavours, branding, disposable vapes and proximity of sales to Marae and schools.

The Labour Government will not be following Australia’s lead in banning vaping products for recreational use. Since 2021, nicotine vapes can only be purchased in Australia with a prescription.
