Sentence:  Pope Pius 12 , declared in 1951 that it is possible to be exempt from the normal obligation of parenthood for a long time and even for the whole duration of married life , if there are serious reasons , such as those often mentioned in the so-called <WSD>medical</WSD> , eugenic , economic and social `` indications '' . 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  requiring or amenable to treatment by medicine especially as opposed to surgery