We can surmise from how the Church approaches those two issues that contraception is **not **more grave than abortion.
In a situation where a woman has been raped and conception has occurred the Church, while condemning the horrific evil of rape, asserts that the innocent human life cannot be terminated through abortion.
In a situation where a woman has been raped and conception has not occurred the Church does permit the use of non-abortive contraceptives.
If abortion and contraception were even considered equally grave then they would have to be morally treated the same in the situation above.
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