Birth control

by Natasa Kremmyda

The financial crisis has led to a reduction in abortions in Greece but it is still remains in the first ranks among European countries according to a British study conducted by the Obstretic-Gynecological Clinics of the University of London. There are 80,000 abortions per year, half of which involve underage girls.

We all know that there are a smorgasbord of birth control options for women, but all that could soon change. Recent successful animal trials may bring new methods of birth control for men as early as 2017 helping to redistribute the birth control options. Vasalgel, a non-hormonal option, is anticipated to be among the first FDA-approved male contraceptives – the best thing since the condom.

Croatia may be a very Catholic country by secular European standards, but that has not stopped a satirical movie about the Church called "Svecenikova djeca" ("Priest's Children"), from being a hit with movie audiences.

Now it is going to shown to French audiences, too, supported by the French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo.

Venezuela is going through a rough time, with its economy shrinking by 7% alone in 2015 despite the fact that no memorandums or austerity were implemented in the sun-blessed and oil-rich country. One reason is the collapse in oil prices.

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has expressed his opposition both to birth control, which he declared last week as “treason,” and abortions, an act that he has famously branded a “massacre,” in a similar vein to the killings of 34 villagers in Roboski three years ago.

After expressing his staunch opposition against abortions, C-sections and morning-after pills, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has now tackled the contraception issue by declaring that it was “treason to the country,” in remarks that are likely to revive controversy on reproductive health.

Ten women have died in India and dozens more are in hospital, some in a critical condition, after a state-run programme that pays women to undergo sterilisation went badly wrong, officials said Tuesday.