A Guttmacher Institute study found that 98 percent of sexually active Catholic women in the U.S. have used a birth control method not sanctioned by the church. The full report, titled “Countering Conventional Wisdom: New Evidence on Religion and Contraceptive Use,” provides numerous other religion-related statistics, as well.
Website | http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/04/13/us-contraceptives-religion-idUSTRE73C7W020110413 |
Author | Lauren Keiper |
Publication | Reuters |
Date | 04/13/2011 |
Categories | Abortion & birth control, Beliefs & practices, Government & politics, Law & courts, Marriage & family, Science & health, Society & culture |
Locations | United States of America |
Faiths | Catholicism, Christianity |
Languages | English |