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Kingston Council's "get it, forget it" campaign aims to promote thecontraceptive coil - a copper device inserted into the womb that works that prevents sperm and eggs from surviving, but does not protect against sexually transmitted infections (STIs).
The poster, displayed across the south west London borough, read: "You spent the night in Clapham but you left your pill in Kingston, it might be time to consider the coil."
Critics have said the posters do not warn people about the risks of contracting an STI and are giving a dangerous message to women.
Independent councillor Mary Clark said: "I am very broad-minded but I just find this campaign disgusting.
"The posters have no place in the middle of New Malden High Street. The message is completely confused."
The number of 15 to 24-year-olds with STIs in the capital has risen by five per cent in the last year.
Lambeth, the borough surrounding Clapham, has one of the highest rates of chlamydia in London.
The borough saw 2,920 people under 25 in 100,000 people under 25 carrying the infection, according to Public Health England.
London council criticised for 'encouraging women to have unprotected sex' in 'disgusting' poster
The poster, displayed across the south west London borough, read: "You spent the night in Clapham but you left your pill in Kingston, it might be time to consider the coil."
Critics have said the posters do not warn people about the risks of contracting an STI and are giving a dangerous message to women.
Independent councillor Mary Clark said: "I am very broad-minded but I just find this campaign disgusting.
"The posters have no place in the middle of New Malden High Street. The message is completely confused."
The number of 15 to 24-year-olds with STIs in the capital has risen by five per cent in the last year.
Lambeth, the borough surrounding Clapham, has one of the highest rates of chlamydia in London.
The borough saw 2,920 people under 25 in 100,000 people under 25 carrying the infection, according to Public Health England.
London council criticised for 'encouraging women to have unprotected sex' in 'disgusting' poster
