Thrives, a world figure is concerned.
I think it would be almost
impossible to believe that the world figure has
been affected by the relatively unimportant birth control
is going on around the world.
Of course, some areas we've had excellent results.
For example, in Korea,
we know that the birth rate
is coming down due to our efforts because
300 thousand women a year are getting
intra-uterine devices that we know that in
Taiwan and Hong Kong, Singapore.
But when you talk about the world in general,
I adopt very much whether there's been
any decline in the rate of population increase.
This of course, is the thing that counts.
You feel that for announcements,
the reason for announcements of
the Catholic Church will make
any appreciable difference anytime in the near future?
Yes, I do.
Because Catholic Church has
now raised two equal in stature with the appropriation.
The sexual relations between
husband and wife as important elements in marriage.
This, I think is very significant because
I have the hope and the belief that the next few years,
the church, we'll find some way
of making more effective birth control measures listed.
I don't know when it's coming.
I think that even the church at the moment knows.
I think it's quite general knowledge that there is
a very important meeting now taking place in Rome.
16 cardinals and bishops.
Now I think setting and
probably even debating the problem.
All I can say is that this has been very
carefully studied by very important group.
The last one being the committee
appointed by the World Health Organization.
And they have issued
a statement which I believe is not yet published,
that there is no proven causal connection between
the birth control pills and
any adverse long-term effects
which have been charged against it.
Now I think all of the studies by
the World Health Organization,
by the Food and Drug Administration or own country.
By the committee charged with this in London, in England.
All of these studies have come to the same result.
And that is that there is
no proof causal connection between
the birth control pill and any serious adverse effect.
However, I think all three of
these studies independently say that
the evidence is incomplete
and they must continue to study the problem.
But currently, we could
say the birth control pill was safe.
Evidence adduced up to this point.