Well DMcG, herein lies the problem.

Zika has its index source, to the best of WHO knowledge, in South America. The anti abortion cult that is most popular in those parts is the Catholic Church. Yes, yes, Joe doesn't like the word cult, but part of the script is to spread the word so I for one am comfortable with the term, especially in enlightened places such as here where superstition is a minority hobby.

You can't discuss Zika without exploring the malign influence of ill informed priests on these communities and the stance of the Catholic Church and as Goofus funnily enough states, you get your moral code from your priest and if thst doesn't describe a cult, what does? Enlightened clever people who can pick and choose which bits to believe or follow may get something out of belonging but to try to describe Catholicism based on their dismissal of the bits they find intellectually insulting? Well.. The left footer social club where I grew up did serve the second cheapest beer in town, after the Ukrainian Club.

Everything has its uses.

But moralising on public health matters based on ancient superstition ain't one of them.