A child protection commissioner has been slammed for claiming that women can get pregnant for swimming in the same pool as a man.
College professor Sitti Hikmawatty made the ridiculous claims during a interview with the Tribun Jakarta in Indonesia on Friday.
Ms Hikmawatty, who oversees child protection matters related to health and illegal narcotics in her role at the KPAI - The Commission for the Protection of Indonesian Children - was talking about the issue of premarital sex and illegal abortion clinics in the country.
She said: “[Pregnancy] can happen without contact, like with a swimming pool acting as a median, for example. Some types of sperm are really strong.
“Even though there’s no penetration, the man [in the pool] can get aroused and ejaculate, causing pregnancy.”
Her claims have become the subject of ridicule with many calling on her to be sacked.
The KPAI later said Ms Hikmawatty's views did not represent those of the organisation.
Ms Hikmawatty at first stood by her claims, saying they were based on a study.
But she finally admitted her statement was wrong and apologised for it.
And the Indonesian Doctors Association reiterated that is impossible to get pregnant from simply swimming in a pool.
A spokesman said: "There is no way sperm cells would survive in swimming pools with all its chlorine and chemicals."
