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WhyBirthControlIsSuddenlyaHotIssue

KimVarzi

DemonstratorsinMarch

outsidetheHealthand

HumanServices

headquartersin

Washington.Onesign

says,FertilityIsNota

Disease.

JUNESIMMS:WelcometoTHISISAMERICAinVOASpecialEnglish.ImJune

Simms.

BOBDOUGHTY:AndImBobDoughty.Birthcontrolisusuallyaprivateissue.

Thisweekonourprogram,welookatsomeofthereasonswhythisissuehas

beengettingalotofpublicattentionrecentlyintheUnitedStates.

(MUSIC)

JUNESIMMS:Peter,Chris,LisaandPattyarecollegestudentsherein

Washington.TheyallattendGeorgeWashingtonUniversity.Theyalsohave

somethingelseommon.TheyareallCatholic.Theysharethebeliefofthe

RomanCatholicChurchthatusingcontraceptiontopreventnewhumanlifeis

morallywrong.

Peter--welljustusefirstnames--saysheknowsthatbeliefputshimandhis

friendsinaminorityinthepopularculturearoundthem.

PETER:Ibelievethatourgeneration--mygeneration--hasbeenbroughtup

withadifferentformoffamilynningthanourparents,thanourgrandparents.

2

Mymothersoneofnine.Imanonlychild.Weweretaught,Doyouwantto

havethatmanykids?Sortofpushed:Doyouwantto