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In 1968, Pope Paul VI issued his landmark encyclical letter Humanae Vitae (Latin, "Human Life"), which reemphasized the Church’s constant teaching that it is always intrinsically wrong to use contraception to prevent new human beings from coming into existence.
Contraception is "any action which, either in anticipation of the conjugal act [sexual intercourse], or in its accomplishment, or in the development of its natural consequences, proposes, whether as an end or as a means, to render procreation impossible" (Humanae Vitae 14). This includes sterilization, condoms and other barrier methods, spermicides, coitus interruptus (withdrawal method), the Pill, and all other such methods.
Contraception is "any action which, either in anticipation of the conjugal act [sexual intercourse], or in its accomplishment, or in the development of its natural consequences, proposes, whether as an end or as a means, to render procreation impossible" (Humanae Vitae 14). This includes sterilization, condoms and other barrier methods, spermicides, coitus interruptus (withdrawal method), the Pill, and all other such methods.
From www.catholic.com
Evidence that contraception is in conflict with God’s laws comes from a variety of sources that will be examined in this tract.
From www.catholic.com
Does the Catholic Church really know something that the others don't? Here's a scientific discovery that may make you think that Pope Paul was onto something.
Women who use contraceptive pills are 50% less competitive during the 21 days of the month when they take the drug, which contains the sex hormone progesterone, according to Thomas Buser of the University of Amsterdam.
From web.hbr.org
Some researchers have said that aversion to competition may help explain the low number of women in top corporate positions.
From web.hbr.org
When scientist began testing the JQ1 compound, they hoped that it would be effective in cancer therapies by causing tumor cells to reboot, and halt their harmful effects on the body. Unfortunately, the drug doesn't appear to work against cancer in the way that researchers had thought it would. However, JQ1 may end up being an extremely important discovery after all: It turns out that although it can't fight cancer, it does fight sperm production, making it a potential key to the production of the first male birth control pill.
From news.yahoo.com
In my 22 years in the health care industry, I've noticed that every drug that interferes with the body in some way will ALWAYS cause a negative side effect.
I guess as Christians it's always safer to follow God's laws, no matter how inconvenient or nonsensical it was sound to us.
Lolo Jones, the US Olympics hurdles athlete is proud to remain a virgin and says,
On Tuesday night, HBO's "Real Sports" outlines Jones' world on and off the track, including her struggles to remain a virgin.
A clip of the HBO piece was posted on the show's website Monday. The 29-year-old Jones discussed her dating challenges.
"It's just something, a gift that I want to give to my husband," Jones said. "But please, understand, this journey has been hard.
"If there's virgins out there, I'm going to let them know, it's the hardest thing I've ever done in my life — harder than training for the Olympics, harder than graduating from college, has been to stay a virgin before marriage."
A clip of the HBO piece was posted on the show's website Monday. The 29-year-old Jones discussed her dating challenges.
"It's just something, a gift that I want to give to my husband," Jones said. "But please, understand, this journey has been hard.
"If there's virgins out there, I'm going to let them know, it's the hardest thing I've ever done in my life — harder than training for the Olympics, harder than graduating from college, has been to stay a virgin before marriage."
From www.usatoday.com
Further reading:
http://dare.uva.nl/document/181761
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