Argentine contraceptive ban 'absurd'
The Argentine health minister has attacked as "absurd" and potentially catastrophic a judicial ruling banning certain contraceptives across Argentina.Woman takes pill
Many women rely on the pill in Argentina, where abortion is illegal
Gines Gonzalez Garcia vowed to take every step to reverse the judgement, saying it went against international norms.The judge in question, Cristina Garzon de Lascano of Cordoba province, on Thursday ruled in favour of a conservative Catholic organisation which argued that oral contraceptives and intrauterine devices (IUD) violated women's health rights.
The judge agreed that such contraceptives were "abortive" and banned their production and sale. She also ordered the destruction of existing supplies.
The arguement against contraceptives is that they violate women's health right? Oh dear God, please, pretty please, do not let the Bush Administration catch on to that idea.
