Poll on contraception

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What are your thoughts on the use of contraception?
  • Contraception is NEVER acceptable under any circumstance.
  • Contraception is acceptable under the most rare circumstances.
  • Contraception can be acceptable sometimes.
  • Contraception is always acceptable.
  • Contraception should always be practiced.
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Not to stir the pot, but I’ve seen discussed on here the idea that fornicating with contraception isn’t any worse of a sin than fornicating without contraception (fornicating here meaning sex outside of marriage). This is not to make light of fornication (people always seem to get the wrong idea, as if this somehow makes fornicating okay). It’s just that contraception has been explained as not making the fornication any worse. Contraception as discussed in the CCC 2331 - 2400 only refers to the use of contraception between spouses.

You cannot use this and say “contraception is acceptable when fornicating” because fornication is itself unacceptable.

I am not advocating this point of view, but I’ve seen it and it came to mind when I read this topic. I welcome clarification.
 
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What is the Church’s position on use of the pill to prevent pregnancy in a rape case?
 
I’m not Catholic, so did not want to invalidate your poll responses.

In any case, my preferred answer is not included:

“Contraception is, itself, a neutral thing. Whether it is used morally or not, depends on the context.”
 
Do you have a source for this? I have heard this claim, but I have also heard that there is no solid evidence to establish that this actually happened.
 
As someone who can die during pregnancy, I will never use contraception. NFP yes, but contraception No ( I’m a girl under a guys name).
 
Contraception is only “permissible” if it’s being used to treat a medical condition, with the contraceptive properties being an unfortunate effect of the drug, and not being used as a means to prevent pregnancy.
 
I myself don’t see any controversy.
The nuns were not intentionally having sex. Hence they are not actively intentionally contracept.
 
Is there an exception for women who take the pill for non-contraceptive reasons i.e. endometriosis, irregularity, hormone imbalance, etc?

The pill has more than one use.
 
Contraception is intrinsically evil which means no circumstance or no intention can make contraception a good act. It is always a sin. That is a dogma of the Church.
 
A woman can take the pill for medical reasons but cannot engage in relations since the pill is abortifacient and can kill a convinced child. She must wait until she is off the pill to have relations.
 
And the purpose of this thread is…?

I think I’ll head over to the Jewish forum and start a poll on bacon (how do you really feel
 
It is a morality issue. There is up to a 20 percent chance the child can be aborted from the use of the pill.
 
LittleFlower378 said:
A woman can take the pill for medical reasons but cannot engage in relations since the pill is abortifacient and can kill a convinced child. She must wait until she is off the pill to have relations.
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Where does it say a married woman being treated for a medical condition can’t have sex if she’s been prescribed hormones (because that’s what the pill is) for said medical condition?
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There is up to a 20 percent chance the child can be aborted from the use of the pill.
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Source?
 
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Depends.

For Catholics, no. For the wider society, it depends on the reasons for its use.
 
The source is that contraception is intrinsically evil and gravely immoral. This has been the teaching of the Church throughout the centuried in many Papal Encyclicals. One cannot use contraception no matter the circumstances or the intention. Once one decides to have relations when one is taking abortifacient contraception it has contraception and abortifacient ends and is intrinsically evil.

Why would anyone take the risk to kill a child created by God?
 
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The source is that contraception is intrinsically evil and gravely immoral. This has been the teaching of the Church throughout the centuried in many Papal Encyclicals. One cannot use contraception no matter the circumstances or the intention. Once one decides to have relations when one is taking abortifacient contraception it has contraception and abortifacient ends and is intrinsically evil.

Why would anyone take the risk to kill a child created by God?
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Source for 20% is what I asked. Medical and reliable.

And one can use contraception for medical conditions. That is assuredly in Church teaching.
 
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Show me where the Church says one can use the abortifacient pill for medical reasons while having relations?

Does it matter if it’s 5 percent, would you still risk the life of a prenatal child?
 
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Show me where the Church says one can use the abortifacient pill for medical reasons while having relations?

Does it matter if it’s 5 percent, would you still risk the life of a prenatal child?
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Show me where they say you can’t if you’re treated for a medical condition.

I reference Deacon’s notes above. You appear to be incorrect.

And if you can’t back stats, you shouldn’t post them.
 
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LittleFlower378 said:
A woman can take the pill for medical reasons but cannot engage in relations since the pill is abortifacient and can kill a convinced child. She must wait until she is off the pill to have relations.
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That doesn’t seem to be correct as it directly contradicts what (name removed by moderator) said about use of a contraceptive for medical reasons.
 
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