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 SexPromiscuityContraceptionAbstinence is the term which refers to the use of various methods to ensure that pregnancy does not occur in the event of sexual intercourse. There are a variety of different forms, ranging from  difficultbarriershockexpensive methods, such as condoms and sheaths, to  intravenousnon-hormonalhormonalexpensive methods, such as the pill and the coil.

Contraceptives are used widely in the UK as a means of ensuring unwanted  cancerdevelopmentinjurypregnancy does not occur; however, there are a variety of different views on how ethical contraceptives should be considered within  secularethicalreligiouslegal thought.

There are mixed views on contraception within Islamic thought. Lots of Muslims consider having children to be their religious  mistakeregretdutyinconvenience and, therefore, would consider contraception to be contrary to that belief. However, the majority of Islamic scholars believe that there is precedent in Islamic teaching to  disallowencourageallowdisable contraception; for example, if having children would  helpthreatendestroyimprove the mother's health or if there is severe chance that the baby would be born with a life-threatening condition and have extremely low quality of life.