"Dream - The Ministry of Health (Kemenkes) responds to the assumption that providing contraception for teenagers opens the door to promiscuity among students. The regulation on the provision of contraceptive devices for students is governed by Article 103 of Government Regulation Number 28 of 2024 concerning the Implementation Regulation of Law Number 17 of 2023 on Health."

"This is intended for the provision of contraception for teenagers who are married but postpone pregnancy until they are physically and mentally ready," said Nadia, Tuesday, August 6, 2024, as reported by Merdeka.com. Nadia explained that this initiative was taken due to the still high number of marriages at the child and adolescent age.

"Kembali pasal 109 menyatakan pemberian layanan kontrasepsi pada pasangan usia subur," katanya. Dia menyebut, pasal 103 tentang upaya kesehatan sistem reproduksi usia sekolah dan remaja merupakan suatu program yang komprehensif. Translation: "Article 109 states the provision of contraceptive services to couples of childbearing age," he said. He mentioned that Article 103 regarding health efforts for the reproductive system of school-aged children and adolescents is a comprehensive program."

"According to him, the program approach is based on the life cycle, as reproductive health varies at each life cycle. "There will be a Minister of Health Regulation that regulates more technically, including mechanisms and guidance, monitoring, and sanctions so that there is no misinterpretation," he said."

"Previously, the Deputy Chairman of Commission X of the Indonesian House of Representatives, Abdul Fikri Faqih, condemned the issuance of government regulations that facilitate the provision of contraceptive devices for students.

(The regulation) is not in line with the mandate of national education which is based on noble character and upholds religious norms," said Abdul in a written statement, quoted on Monday, August 5, 2024.

“Instead of socializing the risks of promiscuous sexual behavior to adolescents, they are actually providing the tools; where is the reasoning in that?” he said. Abdul stated that the spirit and mandate of national education is to uphold noble character and be grounded in the religious norms that have been initiated by the founding fathers of this nation.

“It's a misstep if we betray the grand objectives of national education that we have aspired to together,” he said. He emphasized the importance of guidance or counseling for students and teenagers, particularly education regarding reproductive health through an approach based on religious norms and the noble values upheld by Eastern culture in the archipelago.