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Boston, Mass., Apr 3, 2013 \/ 02:11 am (CNA\/EWTN News<\/a>).- Despite attacks against Boston College for its prohibition of condom distribution on campus, the school says its rules are similar to those of many prominent Catholic universities across the U.S.<\/p>\n

\t\u201cAll Catholic colleges and universities have policies that ask students to be respectful of Catholic values,\u201d Boston College spokesman Jack Dunn told CNA April 2. \u201cWe refer to them as \u2018Catholic Commitments.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n

\t\u201cWe ask students to understand that we have a unique faith perspective, and when they enroll in our institutions, they should be respectful of our Catholic values,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

\tDunn said the Association of Catholic Colleges and Universities has been \u201cvery supportive\u201d of the college. The association believes that the college\u2019s policies are \u201cvery consistent\u201d with those at Catholic universities throughout the U.S., he explained.<\/p>\n

\tThe Boston Globe found similar policies banning on-campus condom distribution at Catholic colleges and universities including the University of Notre Dame, Georgetown University and Catholic University of America.<\/p>\n

\tLast month, Boston College told on-campus groups they could face disciplinary action for a condom giveaway project, on the grounds that it violated Catholic values. The student group BC Students for Sexual Health is advertising dorm rooms which provide condoms and \u201csafer sex info,\u201d as well as other paraphernalia.<\/p>\n

\tLizzie Jekanowski, who chairs the group, told the Boston Globe that the administration knew about the distribution project for two years without taking action.<\/p>\n

\tThe student group has attracted support from \u201creproductive rights\u201d groups like the Massachusetts branch of Planned Parenthood.<\/p>\n

\tThe American Civil Liberties Union of Massachusetts has threatened to sue the college on the grounds that the student group is engaged in First Amendment-protected free speech. It further argues that the Massachusetts Civil Rights Act of 1979 prohibits both private and public entities from interfering with civil rights.<\/p>\n

\tHowever, the college\u2019s spokesman was dismissive of legal action.<\/p>\n

\t\u201cWe\u2019re not concerned with the threat of legal action from entities like the ACLU,\u201d Dunn said, adding that students living in dorm rooms need to follow the code of conduct that applies to all students.<\/p>\n

\t\u201cWe\u2019re a private religiously affiliated institution. We reserve the right to set our policies and uphold those policies through our student guide.\u201d<\/p>\n

\tHe said the controversy concerns \u201ca handful of students who feel very strongly, very passionately about condom distribution.\u201d<\/p>\n

\tThe college is now trying to engage the group.<\/p>\n

\t\u201cWe\u2019re hoping that by meeting with them, we can get them to understand our perspective. We\u2019re more than willing to listen to their perspective. We understand that students have rights. We understand that students have passions,\u201d Dunn said.<\/p>\n

\t\u201cWe asked them to understand that as a Catholic college, they need to be respectful of our values,\u201d he emphasized.<\/p>\n

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