After ending a dramatic tour of Mexico, Pope Francis on
Thursday seemed to open the door for limited use of artificial
contraception, long prohibited by the Roman Catholic Church, to prevent
pregnancies at risk from the disastrous, fast-spreading Zika virus.
Speaking to reporters aboard his flight from Mexico's Ciudad Juarez to Rome, Francis was asked if a "lesser evil" — abortion or contraception — could be permitted to prevent the disease from harming a fetus. Researchers believe Zika may be linked to serious birth defects, such as debilitating under-formation of the brain, and hundreds of cases have been reported in Latin America.
http://www.latimes.com/world/la-fg-pope-contraception-zika-20160218-story.html
Speaking to reporters aboard his flight from Mexico's Ciudad Juarez to Rome, Francis was asked if a "lesser evil" — abortion or contraception — could be permitted to prevent the disease from harming a fetus. Researchers believe Zika may be linked to serious birth defects, such as debilitating under-formation of the brain, and hundreds of cases have been reported in Latin America.
http://www.latimes.com/world/la-fg-pope-contraception-zika-20160218-story.html