In response to a question about whether abortion or birth control would be considered a “lesser evil” in the face of the Brazil’s Zika virus epidemic, Pope Francis said there’s a clear moral difference between aborting a fetus and preventing a pregnancy, the Associated Press (AP) reported. He drew a parallel to the church’s approval of artificial contraception to Belgian nuns in the Congo in the 1960s, because they were being repeatedly raped, according to the AP. However, he rejected any temporary loosening on the church’s stance against abortion. “It’s a crime. It’s an absolute evil,” he told reporters.
Source: Pope signals contraceptives may be OK in light of Zika | CIDRAP







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