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...Birth control is imperative for sustainable development
Birth control measures and religious beliefs are often in contradiction as most of the religious scriptures edify against taking such measures. It is exemplified in the Vatican City’s repeated pronouncements against birth control, which are not followed by the majority of population even in the Christianity dominated countries! Way back in 1968, when Pope Paul VI denounced the use of all forms of contraceptives – as apparently being against the will of God – it caused wide spread protests and defiance from the Christians all over the world, especially from the West. But the rise of birth control policy measures in the 21st century cannot be undermined; as the population worldwide is bursting at the seam and is expected to touch 10.7 billion by 2050, from 6 billion today! It will probably result in an environmental disaster, apart from almost 5 billion more mouths to feed! According to a World Bank report, non usage of contraceptives has resulted in 51 million unplanned pregnancies every year in developing countries. The solution to the problem of birth control (in 35 countries, mostly in sub-Saharan Africa, according to World Bank report, the fertility rate is more than 5 children per mother) is an integrated approach where, apart from contraceptives, better education, knowledge, healthcare and nutrition are needed to stabilise the population growth. It will also reduce maternal mortality and newborn mortality. Abortion is another means of birth control – but it has been found out that 24 million of 42 million abortions that take place annually are dangerous operations resulting in 68,000 fatalities every year along with 5.3 million disabilities.
In spite of religious pressures, some countries set a fine example of birth control policy. In Indonesia, (despite being a Muslim dominated country) the population stabilisation program has been successful as the government and the religious leaders worked in tandem for national interest. The Ulama passed a resolution in October 1983 approving birth control; even interpreted that their religious scripture endorses it too because all of us have the right to be hale and hearty, able and religious. Iran is another example where family planning has been successful! After realising that the population was rising exponentially at 40 per cent per decade, the authorities of Iran initiated birth control measures like use of condoms, pills; and later, sterilisation as well. Indeed, it is one of the most successful nations in terms of population control in the world! The other success stories are Bangladesh, Turkey and Egypt. Although China too has been able to successfully curb high population growth but their one child policy and advocacy of delayed marriage are riddled with increased female infanticide!
Another example is Philippines, for instance, where – with a population growth of 2.4 per cent – populations is likely to double it in the next 30 years! But when the government brought in its birth control program, it infuriated the Church. All in all, the virtues of contraceptives are many; and most relevant in today’s circumstances. That is why perhaps Vatican has gone soft on it, as Pope Benedict XVI stated recently, that in certain circumstances the usage has got merit. Or perhaps, national interest has finally got priority over religious commitments!
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...Birth control is imperative for sustainable development
Birth control measures and religious beliefs are often in contradiction as most of the religious scriptures edify against taking such measures. It is exemplified in the Vatican City’s repeated pronouncements against birth control, which are not followed by the majority of population even in the Christianity dominated countries! Way back in 1968, when Pope Paul VI denounced the use of all forms of contraceptives – as apparently being against the will of God – it caused wide spread protests and defiance from the Christians all over the world, especially from the West. But the rise of birth control policy measures in the 21st century cannot be undermined; as the population worldwide is bursting at the seam and is expected to touch 10.7 billion by 2050, from 6 billion today! It will probably result in an environmental disaster, apart from almost 5 billion more mouths to feed! According to a World Bank report, non usage of contraceptives has resulted in 51 million unplanned pregnancies every year in developing countries. The solution to the problem of birth control (in 35 countries, mostly in sub-Saharan Africa, according to World Bank report, the fertility rate is more than 5 children per mother) is an integrated approach where, apart from contraceptives, better education, knowledge, healthcare and nutrition are needed to stabilise the population growth. It will also reduce maternal mortality and newborn mortality. Abortion is another means of birth control – but it has been found out that 24 million of 42 million abortions that take place annually are dangerous operations resulting in 68,000 fatalities every year along with 5.3 million disabilities.
In spite of religious pressures, some countries set a fine example of birth control policy. In Indonesia, (despite being a Muslim dominated country) the population stabilisation program has been successful as the government and the religious leaders worked in tandem for national interest. The Ulama passed a resolution in October 1983 approving birth control; even interpreted that their religious scripture endorses it too because all of us have the right to be hale and hearty, able and religious. Iran is another example where family planning has been successful! After realising that the population was rising exponentially at 40 per cent per decade, the authorities of Iran initiated birth control measures like use of condoms, pills; and later, sterilisation as well. Indeed, it is one of the most successful nations in terms of population control in the world! The other success stories are Bangladesh, Turkey and Egypt. Although China too has been able to successfully curb high population growth but their one child policy and advocacy of delayed marriage are riddled with increased female infanticide!
Another example is Philippines, for instance, where – with a population growth of 2.4 per cent – populations is likely to double it in the next 30 years! But when the government brought in its birth control program, it infuriated the Church. All in all, the virtues of contraceptives are many; and most relevant in today’s circumstances. That is why perhaps Vatican has gone soft on it, as Pope Benedict XVI stated recently, that in certain circumstances the usage has got merit. Or perhaps, national interest has finally got priority over religious commitments!
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Pope John Paul II, who died April 2 at age 84, was a voice of conscience for the world and a modern-day apostle for his church. To both roles he brought a philosopher's intellect, a pilgrim's spiritual intensity and an actor's flair for the dramatic. That combination made him one of the most forceful moral leaders of the modern age.
At times, he used the world as a pulpit: in Africa, to decry hunger; in Hiroshima, Japan, to denounce the arms race; in Calcutta, India, to praise the generosity of Mother Teresa. Whether at home or on the road, he aimed to be the church's most active evangelizer, trying to open every corner of human society to Christian values.
. Pope John Paul's early life was marked by personal hardship and by Poland's suffering during World War II. Karol Jozef Wojtyla was born May 18, 1920, in Wadowice, a small town near Krakow, in southern Poland. His mother died when he was 9, and three years later he lost his only brother to scarlet fever. When he was 20, his father died, and friends said Wojtyla knelt for 12 hours in prayer and sorrow at his bedside.
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