The Church and the Topic of the Use of 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

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.

Birth control ended up being the most effective way of choosing to prevent pregnancy. It grants women the choice to not get pregnant if they do not want to. Abortions stay lower rate when birth control is used. In 1965 states started legalizing contraceptives due to the right to sell them to married couples (“Our history”). They decided every women should have the right to be on birth

Utilitarianism is practiced by the use of birth control. Many women use birth control to help reduce the risk of becoming pregnant. In my opinion, I appreciate the use of birth control because it allows the female to determine when she is prepared to reproduce. Having the opportunity to chose decreases the rate of adoption, child abuse, and abortion. Although my opinion has great benefits other people's beliefs may lead one to think that it is not ethically correct. For example, believers of natural law may disagree with the use of birth control or methods of

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.

Also the Catholic Church did not agree with the pill. This stopped many religious people from using this form of contraception. The Doctor Case Against The Pill by Barbara Seaman outlined the problems with the pill and the amount of hormones found in it that were unnecessary. This scared woman away for the Pill for a small amount of time but once the formula was changed; it was no longer a concern. Despite all of this criticism for the pill, it was approved and is now the most common form of birth control used.

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

Birth control is a very controversial issue in today's society. Birth control is an act to prevent pregnancy. There are different forms of birth control. I believe it should remain an option to any woman, no matter what their reasoning is. Some people believe that it is the woman's right, but some believe it should not exist due to religious beliefs. I will explain both point of views in this writing.

"The best contraceptive is the word no-repeated frequently." (Margaret Smith) Today teens around the world are becoming sexually active at a startlingly young age and at an increasing rate. These young children are putting themselves into situations that can drastically change their lives and they want more freedom with this. Teens want a way to have sexual relations at young ages without their parents knowledge and with a false sense of security in their future being unaffected by a possible pregnancy. These young children do not realize that there is no pill that can cure all life's troubles, there are repercussions and consequences to every decision made. The bible clearly states its stance on sexual immorality and there

Religious organizations have been in opposition to contraceptives for many years, attempting to discontinue their use. Church prevention stems from the belief that contraceptives are equivalent to abortifacients: a topic most religions strongly oppose. The church and U.S. bishops’ ineffective efforts to ban contraceptive use prompted an attempt to prevent women from using birth control through insurance as Patricia Miller, journalist and author of Good Catholics: The Battle Over

We need to be fruitful and multiply in order to continue to bring bright ideas and help the people around us. Another important point that the author mentions is birth control and having unfaithful sex before marriage. The church believes that god made the human body in order to reproduce. Spong talks about how there is different methods of birth control that are still used today. However the church opposes birth control methods and especially abortion because the church believes that humans should be reproducing they strongly disagree when women use abortion in order to get rid of a pregnancy. In this section I agree with both the author and the church. I feel that women have the right to take any birth control if they desire. In the end it is the womens own body and she has the right to decide what she wants to do because as Spong wrote in the scripts women also have the right to vote and make their own decisions. I agree with the church in the belief that women should not have sex if they are not married. I feel that even though in this society it might not be as common women should

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

Birth control came about from women who were obligated to have families and not letting it be a choice. Many women have heard about contraceptives that are advertised on tv, magazines, and even from a family doctor. Women knew very little of what birth control could do or even prevent. Women thought that just by taking birth control it could prevent pregnancy. They were not well informed that all body

Birth control which is also formally known as contraception or fertility control are methods or devices used to prevent pregnancy. Birth control methods have been used for many years dating back all the way to ancient times. In fact Egypt has some of the earliest documented birth controls. For example the women there would use honey, acacia leafs and also lent to stuff up their vaginas to block the male sperm from entering. This has mainly to do with the religious view of the women. The Roman Catholic Church only agrees with natural family planning however there are a number of Catholics whom accept and agree with modern birth control methods. Also according to allaboutbirthcontrol.com Muhammad, who the Muslims believe to be the last and

As stated earlier, one of the main reason that the Natural Law does not support the use of contraception is because it may prevent implantation and subsequent development of a fertilized egg, which is unacceptable since this fertilized egg is a human life. But it does not necessarily follow that a microscopic bundle of cells requires the same rights as the fully grown adult whose body it is using. Judith Jarvis Thompson states