Roanoke Times
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DATE: SATURDAY, March 21, 1992                   TAG: 9203210163
SECTION: VIRGINIA                    PAGE: A-5   EDITION: METRO 
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DATELINE: ALEXANDRIA                                LENGTH: Short

ALEXANDRIA PROMOTING THE `RHYTHM METHOD'

Virginia law requires that marrying couples receive brochures about birth control along with their marriage licenses.

The city admitted that a secretary has been handing out birth-control pamphlets advising them only on the rhythm method - a natural technique endorsed by the Roman Catholic Church but criticized for its unreliability.

- Associated Press