12:00 pm By Jennifer Woodard Maderazo · Activism|Chile|Health|Religion|Women · Comments Off
25 Apr 2008
When a Constitutional Court of Chile blocked a government-sponsored program that distributed emergency contraceptives to women as young as 14 free of charge, thousands of people protested in the capital of Santiago.
Now, hundreds are planning to renounce their membership in the Roman Catholic Church on April 29, since the court’s decision is linked to the Vatican’s position that the morning after pill is akin to at best birth control, at worst, abortion.
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