Ulema to study family planning

Ulema to study family planning

BANDA ACEH, Aceh: Thirteen ulema from six regencies will soon
join a comparative study of family planning in East Java.

The spokesman for the local Family Planning Coordinating
Board, Nasir Ilyas, said the ulema would study how family
planning succeeded in the province, Antara reported, without
mentioning details of the successes. They would then hopefully be
more active in promoting family planning, mainly aimed at couples
of productive age.

The ulema were leaders of local Islamic boarding schools in
Aceh Besar, Pidie, North Aceh, East Aceh, West Aceh and South
Aceh. An executive of the Council of Indonesian Ulema would also
join the comparative study along with an experienced medical
practitioner in contraception.