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Originally Posted by MattyC
I'm not saying if it was clear they'd make it mandatory, I'm saying that if it was clear they would support everyone doing it. There's a very clear difference between those things.
I would assume they recommend that people wear condoms when having sex other than for reasons of procreation. And I doubt that separate religious views on condoms, or any contraceptive, have any impact on whether they recommend it or not. Why the distinction here? Is it because one of the potential complications is exactly this scenario and they don't want to be complicit in something like that?
Not being sarcastic I'm genuinely curious.
Again, why should an organization like the AAP care about people's religious or cultural affiliations? It's an academic medical institute. You either recommend it as a medical practice or you don't. Cultural issues should have no bearing on this stance.
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The AAP is responsible for recommending policy decisions. Policy decisions take into account a variety of factors, including cultural issues. Why not ban all religious and cultural practices that don't create a net economic/health benefit? That's the way policy works.
Once again, if there were no medical benefit, they wouldn't be recommending that the government provide greater access to it either.