on methods. Eastern Orthodoxy has traditionally only permitted abstinence, but has not hindered the distribution of contraceptives. In Islam, the Koran advocates marriage and procreation, but has no clear objection to birth control, allowing a liberal interpretation. Unfortunately, the Roman Catholic Church condemns all forms of contraception except for the Natural Family Planning, which is based on the womans natural monthly menstrual cycle. The rate of success depends on a couples willingness to observe a safe schedule of intercourse.Today birth control is also accepted by many who feel that abortion is immoral, believing it to be the taking of a life, and therefore wrong for any reason. I agree with this entirely because I believe it is wrong to terminate an innocent babys life because of your mistake. However, in Japan, the Soviet Union and Eastern European countries, abortion is the most used method of birth control and it is not regarded as a moral issue.Although consensus has not been reached on the range of birth control methods that society should offer to individual members, the rights of couples to determine the number of their children is almost universally endorsed. It is understood that we do not live in a time where children can be raised by the dozen. Throughout the world, advantages and disadvantages of specific methods of birth control, thoughtful judgments about ethics, and further evolution in medical and scientific knowledge will continue to be important to the welfare of the family, of individual nations, and of the entire globe....
