The prevailing perception regarding contraception is that it offers almost perfect protection against pregnancy and disease. It's also a common belief that hormonal contraceptives, such as the pill, pose little or no danger to women. Both of these perceptions are far from the truth. Contraceptive Failure Rates - Pregnancy and Disease Prevention- Some 9-12 percent of women become pregnant within the first year of contraceptive use [1]. However, this range does not reflect the specific failure rates associated with the each method. Consider the male condom - for women who rely on it for their primary protection against pregnancy, with typical use almost 15 of them will get pregnant within a year...Read more... Breast Cancer and Oral Contraception - Over the past two decades, multiple analyses and studies have provided convincing evidence that using oral contraceptives increases the risk of breast cancer. The evidence keeps mounting -- separate studies published in the January 2006 edition of the New England Journal of Medicine, the October 2006 edition of Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers & Prevention, and the October 2006 edition of Mayo Clinic Proceedings confirm the increased risk.Read more... Possible Abortifacient Method of the Pill (video) - It is suspected that the pill can can possibly prevent the implantation of a newly created human into the uterus, interrupting pregnancy prior to implantation. While this is abortifacient mechanism is subject to debate, it's better to err on the side of life. View the video
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By W. Bradford WilcoxIn 1968, Pope Paul VI released Humanae Vitae, an encyclical affirming the Christian tradition’s ancient and constant moral teaching that contraception is wrong. Sadly, Humanae Vitae came as a shock to many Christians inside and outside the Catholic Church, who thought that the church was ready to accommodate herself to the modern view of marriage as primarily a relational, not procreative, institution. |
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By Albert Mohler, Ph.D.[editor's note: Dr. Mohler's fifth point suggests that some artificial contraceptive use could be acceptable for a married, Christian couple. The No Room for Contraception campaign does not agree with this particular point in the article.] The effective separation of sex from procreation may be one of the most important defining marks of our age--and one of the most ominous. This awareness is spreading among American evangelicals, and it threatens to set loose a firestorm. |
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By Mary WorthingtonIn August 2005, a court in the state of California decided that registered homosexual unions now enjoy the same legal rights of spouses. How did this homosexual revolution come about? The answer, suggests Stephanie Coontz, is that marriage is under siege from heterosexuals. |
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By Janet L. KistlerTo live with our bodies, and not in spite of them is a discovery our "civilized" world is just now making. An old Asian wisdom maintains that perfection is only acquired through the mastery of the body. The more one is able to live with his or her own body and master its nature, the freer is one's mind and wider the horizons. We need to understand the natural laws of our bodies in order to achieve optimal enjoyment as well as new depths of communication. This understanding brings us even closer to experiencing God's great love for us and the powers of creation He granted us. |
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By Duncan Maxwell AndersonNovember’s election made it clear. Most Americans know there is a cultural crisis. Most agree that abortion is a bad thing, and should at least be restricted. But there’s a moral crisis much bigger than abortion that even conservative politicians and talk-radio hosts don’t dare discuss. It’s so deeply entrenched in our culture that no one believes it can be mentioned without touching off an unwinnable war: contraception. |
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