Egypt approves promotion of birth control
Egypt's Dar Al-Ifta, the national body responsible for issuing religious edicts, said yesterday that there is no objection to the state taking whatever means and measures it deems necessary to regulate the country's birth rate.
"Islam differentiates between preventing pregnancy and abortion, and it permits the former if there is a fear that a large number of children will not be able to be looked after," explained Dar Al-Ifta. "Birth control because of fear of hardship is not forbidden by Islam because it is a matter of considering the consequences of having many children."
very nice development.