Brazilian Bishops Call Free Pill Distribution Barbarism

Brazil’s lawmakers launched a service called “family planning program” to distribute free contraceptives at the 6,012 hospitals and 63,662 walk-in clinics throughout the country.

The controversial program, roundly denounced by the Brazilian Catholic Church, includes the morning-after pill, also known as abortion pill, despite a Brazilian law prohibiting abortion except in cases of rape or if a mother’s life is in danger because of the pregnancy.


“This is nothing more than medical and moral barbarism, which will pervert our youth,” warned Bishop Rafael Llano Cifuentes, president of the Bishops Committee on Life and the Family for the National Conference of Brazilian Bishops.


The free contraceptives program “will promote the sexual perversion of teenagers, which means prostitution,” Bishop Cifuentes added.


“It’s like telling teenage girls, go out and enjoy an active sex life for the government will guarantee that you won’t get pregnant.”


According to an Instituto Sensus poll conducted in April, 87% of Brazilians support the use of contraception, while 84% support the free distribution of contraceptives by the government. Eighty-five percent are still opposed to abortion on demand.


This material appeared originally in LifeSiteNews.com.

Tags:

You May Also Like

Brazilians Living Abroad Elect 16 of Their Own to Represent Them

Brazilian expats living in several countries around the world participated in elections to choose ...

Rio Hires New York’s Ex-Mayor to Make City Safer for Olympics

Former-mayor of New York, Rudolph Giuliani, said Thursday, December 3, in Brazil, that the ...

Brazil’s Ambitious Biodiesel Plans

Brazil’s investment in biodiesel production is expected to reach US$ 515 million in 2008, ...

Brazil-US Relations Worsen After Revelations of Washington Spying

The Brazilian government intends to probe telecommunications companies operating in Brazil to find out ...

Brazilian Populism: Good for Politicians, Bad for the Poor

Populism reflects the rhetorical style of political leaders who claim to govern directly for ...

The ParK

By Brazzil Magazine The Park Would he be able to handle a night here? ...

The Girl from Ipanema

Brazil: In Search of a New Girl from Ipanema

“The Girl from Ipanema” is the most famous Brazilian song in the world. It ...

Brazil’s Petrobras Calls Light Oil Find “Historic Landmark”

Petrobras and partners British Gas and Petrogal from Portugal have found light crude in ...

French Carmakers Grow Above Average in the Brazilian Market

Carmaker Renault Brazil has just announced that it sold 79,273 vehicles between January and ...

Arabs Now Want Brazil Buying from Them

Increasing and balancing bilateral trade between the Arabs and the state of Minas Gerais ...