Nuns and contraception Praying for the Pill Dec 9th 2011, 14:48 by C.H. | NEW YORK THE Catholic church condemns all forms of contraception, apolicy that Paul VI laid out in detail in Humanae Vitae in 1968. Over thesubsequent decades it has had various brawls with secular authorities over theuse of birth control pills. Most recently, Americas bishopshave fought to keep Barack Obamas health law from providing contraception free. The church hasalready won an exemption for women who work for a church, but it also wants tokeep coverage from women who work for any Catholic institution, even if thewomen in question are not Catholics and the institution has a secular purpose,such as a school, say, or hospital. Given all this, it would seem unlikely thatthe church would want to give the Pill to its nuns. Yet that is precisely what a recent paper in the Lancet suggests. Its authors,Kara Britt and Roger Short, of Monash University and the University ofMelbourne, urge the Church to provide oral contraception to the sisters. Nunsneed the Pill not to prevent pregnancy, but to prevent cancer. In 1713, the authors write, an Italian doctor observed thatnuns had a very high rate of that accursed pest, breastcancer. Modern studies have confirmed that Catholic have a higher risk thanmost women of dying from breast, ovarian and uterine cancers. Women who bearchildren have fewer menstrual cycles, thanks to both pregnancy and lactation. Other studies have established a relationshipbetween menstrual cycles and the prevalence of cancer, with fewer cyclesmeaning a smaller risk. Nuns - who are required to be celibate - experiencemore cycles than the typical woman, and therefore run a higher risk ofdeveloping cancer. The Pill can help to counteract this. The overall mortalityin women who use, or have used, oral contraception, is 12% lower than amongthose who do not. The effect on ovarian and endometrial cancer is greater: therisk of such cancers plummets by about 50%. Drs Britt and Short make acompelling medical case. But it is unlikely to sway the Church.
上一篇: 2014考研英语辅导之阅读五类型解题要点
下一篇: 考研英语阅读备考误区你中枪没
高考英语复习专题4 第24课时:事实细节题精品 课件(人教大纲版重庆专用)
高考英语复习专题2 第19课时:跨越“单项填空”的命题陷阱精品 课件(人教大纲版重庆专用)
高考英语二轮复习精品课件:专题六 第4讲如何解答推理判断题(大纲版湖北专用)
2017年高考英语复习试题:定语从句考点精编陷阱题训练
2017年高考英语复习试题:动词时态考点精编陷阱题训练
高考英语复习专题2 第9课时:动词及动词短语精品 课件(人教大纲版重庆专用)
高考英语复习专题4 第23课时:长难句理解精品 课件(人教大纲版重庆专用)
高考英语二轮复习精品课件:专题一词 第1讲大纲词汇 a — c(大纲版湖北专用)
高考英语复习专题2 第5课时:代词精品 课件(人教大纲版重庆专用)
高考英语复习专题6 第29课时:看图和图表作文 课件(人教大纲版重庆专用)
高考英语复习专题3 第22课时:七大实用解题技巧(二)(大纲版重庆专用)
2017年高考英语复习试题:代词考点精编陷阱题训练
高考英语复习专题3 第20课时:五大高效解题步骤精品 课件(人教大纲版重庆专用)
高考英语复习专题2 第7课时:形容词与副词精品 课件(人教大纲版重庆专用)
高考英语复习专题4 第26课时:词义猜测题 课件(人教大纲版重庆专用)
高考英语复习专题1 第3课时:推断背景关系,理解意图态度精品 课件(人教大纲版重庆专用)
高考英语复习专题3 第21课时:七大实用解题技巧(一)精品 课件(人教大纲版重庆专用)
2017年高考英语复习试题:非谓语动词考点典型陷阱题分析
高考英语复习专题2 第13课时:简单句与并列句精品 课件(人教大纲版重庆专用)
高考英语复习专题4 第25课时:主旨大意题精品 课件(人教大纲版重庆专用)
高考英语二轮复习精品课件:专题一词 第2讲大纲词汇 d - g(大纲版湖北专用)
高考英语复习专题2 第4课时:冠词精品 课件(人教大纲版重庆专用)
高考英语复习专题4 第27课时:推理判断题 课件(人教大纲版重庆专用)
2017年高考英语复习试题:动词短语考点典型陷阱题分析
高考英语复习专题1 第2课时:获取具体事实精品 课件(人教大纲版重庆专用)
高考英语二轮复习精品课件:专题六 第6讲理解作者的态度和意图的技巧(大纲版湖北专用)
高考英语复习专题2 第10课时:时态与语态精品 课件(人教大纲版重庆专用)
高考英语复习专题2 第16课时:名词性从句精品 课件(人教大纲版重庆专用)
高考英语二轮复习精品课件:专题六 第3讲如何获取细节(大纲版湖北专用)
高考英语复习专题2 第18课时:情景交际精品 课件(人教大纲版重庆专用)