Pope suggests contraception can be condoned in Zika crisis

Friday, February 19, 2016

ABOARD THE PAPAL PLANE -- Pope Francis has suggested women threatened with the Zika virus could use artificial contraception, saying there's a clear moral difference between aborting a fetus and preventing a pregnancy.

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