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Actress Raquel Welch has blamed the Pill for the decline of the institution of marriage. In a CNN interview the Hollywood actress, who was a pin-up in her heyday, argued that while it carried some benefits, the enduring legacy of the Pill has been social anarchy.

Miss Welch sprang to international fame for her role in the 1966 film One Million Years BC, and was previously voted 'the most desired female of the 1970s'.

But in an article to mark the introduction of the Pill to the U.S. market 50 years ago, she distanced herself from the fruits of the sexual revolution in which she played a part.

She said the widespread use of oral contraceptives had led to a breakdown in sexual morality and fuelled the growth of rampant promiscuity among the young, arguing that the situation has grown so grave that “nobody seems able … to honour a commitment”.

The growing proliferation of birth control methods has had “an awesome effect on both sexes and led to a sea change in moral values” she said in an article for television channel CNN entitled 'It's SexO'Clock in America'.

Miss Welch, who has three failed marriages behind her, added that a “significant and enduring” effect on women was the idea that they could have sex without any consequences - with the result that fewer today saw marriage as a “viable option”.

She went on: “Seriously, folks, if an ageing sex symbol like me starts waving the red flag of caution over how low moral standards have plummeted, you know it's gotta be pretty bad.”

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