... had most recently relied on either the pill or the condom. Fifty-three percent of prior pill users and 76% of prior condom users became pregnant within three months of stopping use. The proportion of abortion patients who have never used any contraceptive method is highest among women who are younger than 18, single women, Catholic women, unemployed women, minority women, those with no religious affiliation, and those with low education and income levels. Different religions hold different beliefs when it comes to abortion. I have decided to examine the beliefs of the Catholic Church. The church's positions on contraception and abortion are the most extreme positions taken by any religious group: contraceptives are forbidden even to married couples; direct abortion, even to save the pregnant woman's life, is never morally justified and should not be legal. The church's position on reproductive matters are so extreme that most Catholics don't even agree ...

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