Topic: The Roman Catholic Church

Fifty years after the birth control pill went on the US market, millions of women around the world are still under orders from the Roman Catholic hierarchy to eschew its use. But all indications are that women stopped listening long ago. "Catholics ...
One in three newborns in the Philippines is unwanted or unplanned, the government said Thursday, as the country struggles with a population explosion and the Church's opposition to birth control. The fertility rate of Filipino women stood at 3.3 children, even though ...

One in three newborns in Philippines 'unwanted'

One in three newborns in the Philippines is unwanted or unplanned, the government said Thursday, as the country struggles with a population explosion and the Church's opposition to birth control. The fertility rate of Filipino women stood at 3.3 children, even though ...