Mullahs Promote Birth Control

Here’s a surprise: Some Mullahs in Afghanistan have begun promoting birth control, and it’s catching on. “Use of the pill, condoms, and injected forms of birth control rose to 27 percent over eight months in three rural areas—up to half the women in one area—once the benefits were explained one-on-one by health workers,” reports the Associated Press. Afghanistan averages more than six babies per women and it also has the second-highest maternal death rate. So far, 37 mullahs have endorsed contraceptives, and they are also using the Koran to encourage women to increase the space between childbirths.