Christianity And Birth Control

Never the less, using a surrogate mother in order to have a child for a couple possibly goes back as the the story of Abraham and Sarah in the bible, the Roman Catholic church does not support surrogacy. Their belief is known as 'natural law'. Natural law is the rule of conduct that is given to us by God in the constitution of the nature which God has endowed us (Halverson). The way that the church looks at the viewpoint of surrogacy is that a child must be conceived in a union of his or her mother and father without the aid of a third party, or without methods that separate the marital act from the conception of a child (Bouck). On behalf of the Roman Catholic church children are thought to be a gift from God rather than an object of desire. Pope VI Paul stated in his encyclical Humanae Vitae, “The transmission of life is a most serious role in which married people collaborate freely and responsibly with the God serious role in which married people collaborate freely and responsibly with the God the creator.” In addition, the Catechism of the Catholic Church states that: "Techniques that entail the dissociation of husband and wife, by the intrusion of a person other than the couple (donation of sperm or ovum, surrogate uterus), are gravely immoral" (Halverson). Catholic teaching upholds the idea of that one may not do something that is immoral result of something at good end. However, in current

“Catholic teaching on abortion and maternal-fetal care is rooted in centuries of moral tradition, as are many values and principles that ground

Recently in Colorado, a religious man in a Planned Parenthood unit in Colorado Springs shot four people. Religious protesters often surround the Planned Parenthood’s unit in Stapleton, where the abortion procedures take place. It is clear that religion plays a big role in women’s health issue. However, if abortion is a very sensitive matter because it would be a murder for some individuals, using birth control is as despicable as using condoms – which no one considers to demand a prescription for. For those who seriously believe that life starts right at the fecundation moment, birth control should not pose an issue. And if there’s a study that proved that abortions among teenagers dropped so considerably, turning the birth control more accessible should be something desirable, at least to avoid a “greater

Abortion is a very controversial topic, but today, many statistics show that the Pro-Choice movement is gaining more and more popularity. However, Catholics can have faith that the Catholic Church’s Pro-Life stance shows God’s mercy. It proves how God is merciful to unborn humans, mothers considering abortion, and to all the people of the world. We can have more confidence in our choice for Pro-Life knowing that we are righteous because God believes in life for everyone.

Originally, the major dispute over President Obama’s proposal focused on the coverage of contraception and its “pressure” on religious practices. Some statistics brought to light by the Guttamacher Institute state “that 98% of sexually active Catholic women have used birth control.” Yet, after this was justified opposers of Obamacare then tried to segue into the argument from religion to money. Based on this fact, it’s difficult to make the assumption that all Catholics are anti-contraception. While they may have their religious freedom, they like many others also want to make the decision for themselves when it would be appropriate to have children (Guttamacher Institute).

Health Care in the United States is undergoing a controversial transition at the hand of Obama’s Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. One goal of the PPACA is to make preventative care more accessible and affordable to millions of Americans (National Women’s Law Center, 2011). “Among the many firsts: employers that offer health insurance must cover certain preventative measures for women, including contraception” (Corbin 2013, p. 1470). This requirement has been coined the “contraception mandate” and has generated an uproar among many Catholic employers in the US (Corbin 2013, p. 1470); they believe it is in violation of their basic rights of religious freedom and freedom of speech to be forced to provide contraceptive services to

One of the many purposes of birth control is to avoid unwanted pregnancies. In this day and age the decision to take birth control should be a mere right and not a debate, but society has still not fully accepted the use of birth control even though “ninety-eight percent of women use birth control at some point in their lives” (Milligan, 2014, p. 3). Birth control has unfortunately earned a negative stigma because it allows women to have sex without getting pregnant and that is frowned upon throughout parts of society. Some members of society have even compared the use of birth control to abortion. Women who choose to take birth control should not be judged and the use of birth control amongst women should no longer be considered disgraceful. The reliable access to birth control should be made available to all women no matter their race, age, and class.

This is a question I 've often posed to a progressive, while debating the legitimacy of artificial contraception as a facet of "health care" from a Catholic perspective. I 've found it to be a very useful tool in that the most vocal proponents of Catholic 'silliness ' simply cannot answer it.

All women know they want to have a child and know when they are ready to take on the physical and emotional burdens of pregnancy and child rearing. In 1905, President Theodore Roosevelt attacked this trend and labeled it as a “race suicide” and a sign of moral decline. He believed that the man and woman who avoided having children was a crime against the race. (Sanger, 2007) The fact that the President attacked ‘birth control’ even before I had the chance to implement the idea has made this a major national issue. My views go against both the President and the Catholic Church. The church regards my views of birth control as immoral and degrading. As the constitution states, all citizens are granted freedom of religion; President Roosevelt is acting in an unconstitutional way by supporting the idea of women forced to adhere to Catholic views. To the Protestants in this country, such legislative measures should not interfere with the principle of this Republic. I do have a right to protest that all women should be independent and keep their religion, ethics, and morality to themselves. A woman's body is her choice, and, in this case, should have the right to choose birth control. (Sanger,

The film, The Pill, indicates the views from some Christian groups: they believe the contraceptive pill restrict the life right of the unborn children. Further, they believe that the contraceptive pill is against to the will of the God. In addition, ironically, in the testing process of the pill, women in the Puerto Rico were treated as experimental animals: they took the pills without being informed the side effects of the pills. The women in the Puerto Rico were sacrificed to risk themselves for the interest of the company who sold the pills. However, at the same time, because of them, the pills were able to be sold in the market, and lots of women could control their bodies and enjoy sex without being worry about the pregnancy.

The approval of the Morning After pill hits hard with Christian and other conservative groups considering that the Christian faith does not believe in abortion of any kind. Ever since the FDA approved the Plan B pill for over-the-counter access, pro-life conservative Christian groups have continued to voice their opinion against the pill. Sheryl Blunt’s article, Morning-After Headache, quotes many Christian individuals on the subject including Christian obstetrician Gene Rudd who said, “‘the way they get around this is by redefining 'abortion' and 'pregnancy,' said Gene Rudd, an obstetrician and associate executive director of the Christian Medical Association. ‘We know that half of the women out there believe life begins at fertilization. No one denies that there is or can be a post-fertilization effect with this drug, but no one calls that abortion. It's imperative from an ethical standpoint to make that known.’” Although, many religious groups are fully opposing to the pill, there are also those who remain to both opposing sides. Mitt

Nowadays, in this world, there are a lot of problems that can make tremendous conflicts for human beings. They are very complicated and bring a lot of argument and nobody knows what the exact answer is. They also have pros and cons. One of the most complex problems is abortion. This is due to moral and ethical values which we all have. The majority of us are Christians or are brought up in that kind of ambiance which means that as small children we were taught values that are based on the bible such as that famous phrase “Thou shall not kill”. This phrase relates to this topic because an abortion is the murder of a human being.

Even though many people practice pro-life because of their religion, it may be surprising to learn that catholic women are 29% more likely to get an abortion than Protestant women, though they are as likely as all women to do so2. In Christianity abortion has been considered homicide since Pope Sixtus V declared it so, but the debate didn’t become heated until the 19th century1. So even these pro-life supporters sometimes find the circumstances where abortion is necessary. An example of a situation where you may see this is in a given situation where bearing a child and giving birth would kill the mother because of health issues or womb complications the fetus would have. It’s said that the risks of death associated with childbirth is 10 times higher than

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

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.