Some cultures have believed since the beginning of time that using contraceptives is taboo, and they have passed this down from generation to generation and this way of thinking still weighs in on people using or not using contraceptives. Even though most people know the importance of using contraceptives, there are still those who value their family's belief and will choose that over the safe way.
Some religions do not believe in using contraceptives. They believe that if you use contraceptives, you are not allowing God to do his work in allowing you to become pregnant or they think that this will help girls to practice abstinence. Same goes for the religions as does for cultures, some people take what their religions says to heart and will not use contraceptives because of what their religion says.
With the way STD's are spreading, people need to look into their safety and well being first. If everyone would practice abstinence, then we wouldn't have to worry about safety and then maybe we could think by what are cultures and beliefs want us to think.
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I agree with you that we all need to focus on safety first when it comes to contraceptives. With the rampant spread of HIV and other STDs we cannot afford to overlook contraceptives in trying to maintain our cultural beliefs. When these cultural beliefs were implemented there were no life-threatening STDs like HIV and Hepatitis. One wonders if our forefathers had dealt with HIV, would they still have executed the same cultural beliefs?
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