Daily Monitor2026-06-172026-06-172016-02-22Daily Monitor. (2016). Pope Francis hints at permission for use of contraception in Zika risk cases. Daily Monitor.https://bdears.busitema.ac.ug/handle/123456789/6040Newspaper articlePope Francis has hinted that the use of contraception by women at risk of contracting the Zika virus may be permissible. The Pontiff insisted that abortion remained a crime but said avoiding pregnancy was "not an absolute evil". His remarks came in response to a question about how best to tackle the Zika outbreak across Latin America.enArticle