Catholic Church Contraception

The Catholic Church’s view on contraception is simple. They believe that any act of sex must be both unitive and procreative Birth control, by any means or techniques will halt the procreative process and over time diminish the unity created by sex (Catechism). During the 1960s there was a major boom in contraceptives; The Pill had just been created. It is at this point

Healthcare professionals are faced with a multitude of ethical and legal conundrums. Since the introduction of birth control in American history, healthcare professionals have been put in situations to either follow their own moral and ethical beliefs, or choose to follow the law and give healthcare services to those who seek it. A large constituent to the disapproval of contraceptives other than natural family planning, is health professional’s religious beliefs. In addition, Adolescent females who need contraceptives are less likely to seek access to health care providers for these contraceptives in fear of personal information due to their age being released. Through the research provided, cases of pharmacist denial of prescribed or over the counter contraceptives to women have been the majority of conflict in this nation and in others.

Natural Law, the basis for many of the teachings of the Catholic Church, is often considered a very conservative approach to sexual ethics, particularly to pre-marital sex. This allows for many interesting points for discussion in a modern society like our own. In this essay I will outline the Natural Law approach to pre-marital sex and evaluate its reliability. I will also outline and evaluate other ethical approaches to the topic in an attempt to determine if a more reliable approach is available.

Financial issues can be a significant problem in regards to Catholic hospitals, however, it is still being determined whether the Catholic practice is the best practice. In many instances Catholic Hospitals do not prescribe contraceptive and prohibit

I believe that every religion consists of certain taboos, which is another common feature among religions. Taboos are certain acts that should be avoided. This plays into my religion tremendously. Most taboos of the Christian faith are set in the Ten Commandments. These would include not committing adultery, stealing, using Gods name in vain, etc. Also there are other taboos that society is becoming more and more lenient on as time progresses. One of which would include the use of birth control. Christians do not allow anything that restraints the creation of life. In a study done by the Zogby International telephone poll it found that only “26 percent supported the prohibition against artificial birth control” (O’Reilly). This shows that although taboos are set in every religion, they are adapting with the times as society sees fit. Age also plays a big role in the seriousness of a taboo and what is considered a taboo among certain religions.

Society would become regressive and people immoral. Men would chase sexual gratification, lose respect for women and view them as objects for sexual pleasure. Since the Catholic Church believed in the natural laws and the promotion of natural sex between married couples for procreation, the conflict would be that sexual intercourse in the marriage bed would lose its ideal. This would also lead to less responsible parenting for children born outside of marriage. History teaches us that contraceptives have been around for a long time and were used by Catholic women and other Christians in the form of “folk remedies and homemade cervical caps” (PBS, BBC). The Catholic Church uses scientific evidence to establish the moral stance taken on contraceptives.

In Rev. Martin Rhonheimer’s article “The Contraceptive Choice, Condom Use, and Moral Arguments Based on Nature: A Reply to Christopher Oleson,” Christopher Oleson challenges on Rhonheimer’s views on contraception and the use of condoms. Oleson focuses mainly on Rhonheimer and Fr. Benedict Guevin exchange. The article’s logic which has a strong appeal of reasonableness. Unfortunately, Oleson’s critique is based on a misrepresentation of Rhonheimer’s view on contraception and the role of “nature” in moral argument. Oleson’s article also contains at least one rather baffling interpretation of Aquinas, which is both central to Oleson’s view of “nature” in moral argument, and utterly incorrect. Moreover, the article shows a surprising disregard

Those who say birth control is morally wrong do so for variety of reasons. Catholicism is infamously strict at forbidding all kinds of birth control. Catholic teachings

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Mohler discusses in “Can Christians use Birth Control?” about the evolution of the Christian, especially evangelical Protestants, perspective on birth control. The argument the Mohler is making is that Evangelicals can use birth control as long as they have the right motive and they are still open to the idea of having a kid. Also, he stresses the point that they need to use a contraceptive, which prevents “the sperm from fertilizing the egg”, instead of an abortifacient that allows the egg to get fertilized but does not allow it to successfully implant “itself in the lining of the womb”. He arrives at his argument through six steps. He argues that for an evangelical couple to be able to use birth a contraceptive, they must realize that kids

This week marks the forty-sixth anniversary of Pope Paul VI’s encyclical Humanae Vitae, a document which clarified the Church’s moral teaching on contraception. What is contraception? Contraception is, “any action which either before, at the moment of, or after sexual intercourse, is specifically intended to prevent procreation whether as an end or as a means” (Humanae Vitae 14). There are various methods of contraception that temporarily or permanently sterilize a couple, thus making it impossible to have children. Contraception destroys the union and love between couples. In this we find that contraception violates God’s plan of procreation. Contraceptives go against the gift of fertility by treating pregnancy as a disease. The issue of contraception has drawn worldwide attention with people divided on whether it is morally permissible to use any form of contraception. Society views contraception as a development in the modern world that helps in the regulation of birth. We find that many Catholics don’t understand this issue and the Church’s teaching on contraception has been misunderstood. The Church makes it clear through Humane Vitae that any use of contraception is morally wrong, for it violates the dignity of marriage and God’s plan of procreation. It is our understanding that marriage is a sacrament of love between two people, instituted by God, for the whole purpose of continuing his plan of creation. Marriage is the foundation of

Upon entering class, it could be imaged that anyone who sat down to watch the movie, “The Pill”, would spark an interest in investigating contraceptives. Before watching this film, I assumed that the research that was need to develop a contraceptive would have been more widely accepted and tolerated, instead of protested. Women would have eight, nine, sometimes more than ten children all before the age of thirty-five because of the lack of contraceptives. After watching only a few minutes of the film, I understand the reasoning behind the intolerance. With the reign of the Roman Catholic Church, the thought of discussing contraceptives was unbearable, much less the act of receiving them. The church pronounced that by taking birth control women

The issues that are addressed in, Humanae Vitae, the encyclical letter from Pope Paul IV in January of 1968 are pertinent issues that were becoming more threatening to natural law exponentially. The letter was being written in light of sexual revolution that was giving people new options as to understand natural human acts in a new light. The major areas of concern that Pope Paul VI needed to address was what the church teaches especially on the topics of contraception, the sanctity of human life, the sanctity of marriage and its purpose of procreation, natural law and faithfulness to God’s design. The biggest threat that this document was defending was this notion that contraception was safe and not a bad thing to use within the confines of marriage. The truth of matter, which Pope Paul VI emphasizes, is that this explicitly defies natural law and what is natural to man’s capacity for procreation.

To begin with, one of the biggest dilemmas today is about abortion and whether or not women should have one, rates have been getting lower throughout the years due to the help of birth control. Since the year of 1975 to now “the number of abortions in the United States dropped under one million (958,700 in 2013 and 926,200 in 2014” (Jones, Jerman). It is still continuing to decrease now, from the age between 15-44 the Guttmacher Institute recorded “the lowest rate ever” (Guttmacher Institute) which is a “14% decline from 2011” (Guttmacher Institute). People think birth control has to do with these drops since it is one of the biggest factors to prevent it from happening in the first place. There are laws that are trying to prohibit abortion yet abortion is not even a problem since it just keeps getting lower and lower throughout the years “the US has reached a lower level in 2014 than in any other since the procedure first became legal” (Redden). Most of the women to get these abortions however are around their 20s “aged 20-24 obtained 34% of all abortions” (Guttmacher Institute). As a lot of people may know the republican party is not a fan of birth control so if they were to find out that it had been one of the main factors they would go on a rampage but there is no way of telling what they are due too, it is possible for it to be due to the drives or birth control depending on the person of course. I would want these young women at the age of 16 to be allowed access to

The Catholic Church teaches the necessity of responsible parenthood and correct family planning (one child at a time depending on one's circumstances), while at the same time teaching that large families are a sign of God's blessings. It teaches that modern natural family planning, a method of fertility awareness, is in accord with God's design, as couples give themselves to each other as they are. The RH bill intends to help couples to have government funded access to artificial contraception methods as well.