Sunday, May 14, 2006

Religious Contraception

Think Progress: "What Shorto misses is the extent to which Catholics and evangelical Christians themselves use contraception. Here is the latest data:

88 percent of Catholic women currently use birth control, roughly the same rate as other Americans. [Catholics for a Free Choice]

70 percent of evangelical women are sexually active and don’t wish to become pregnant. 90 percent of these women use birth control. [2002 National Survey of Family Growth]

Clearly, these women recognize what their religious leaders do not: that responsible sexual activity is a normal and healthy part of life; that not every sexual act is intended for reproduction; and that preventing unintended pregnancy – by using contraception – is a responsible, moral decision. Now if only our public officials would come to the same conclusion.

– Shira Saperstein"

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