Birth Control Pill under Scrutiny
A report administered by the Vatican has put blame on the birth control pill. For nearly 2 decades now women have been taking the birth control pill to ward off unwanted pregnancies. However the Vatican newspaper L'Osservatore Romano claims that the pill is polluting the environment and thus negatively affecting
male fertility. The report has gained significant media attention over the past few days for it's controversial tone and remarks.
Pedro jose Maria Simon Castellvi the President of the International Federation of Catholic Medical Association was quoted saying,
"The contraceptive pill is responsible for "releasing tons of hormones into nature" through female urine, polluting the environment and causing unknown damage to the world around us."
A number of pharmaceutical companies came out blasting the comments, and promulgating the longstanding safety of the birth control pill. ">male fertility. The report has gained significant media attention over the past few days for it's controversial tone and remarks.
Posted by Tala on 1/5/2009 4:42:37 PM
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