Would using NFP be a sin?

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At what point of using NFP would it be a sin? As someone who has a history of postpartum hemorrhage, I am not planning to have any more kids. I really do not want to risk having the chance of having postpartum hemorrhage again (as you have a higher chance of getting one the second time.) As much as I have faith that if I pray to God I wont have postpartum hemorrhage, I don’t want to risk it and also want to do my part by avoiding it.
If I get married and use NFP to avoid getting pregnant, would it be a sin? Or would abstinence be my only option?

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There does not exist a check list. As long as your reasons are just, they are just.

I guess I’d try to think of an unjust reason, perhaps “I am going to make this chart and stick to for the sole reason of denying my spouse children. I know he/she wants them, and I want children as well,but, I hate my spouse and want to hurt my spouse as much as I can.”

EDIT to add. Fear of a hemorrhage, fear for your health, how could that be unjust?
 
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Annabanana said:
At what point of using NFP would it be a sin?
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We use NFP when we have a just reason to avoid pregnancy. This is discerned between the couple.
Annabanana said:
As someone who has a history of postpartum hemorrhage, I am not planning to have any more kids.
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Follow your doctor’s advice on this matter. Don’t let fear rule you without knowing the facts. Get solid facts from your doctor about this situation, what can be done, and whether it is advisable to have additional pregnancies.
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If I get married and use NFP to avoid getting pregnant, would it be a sin?
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I’m a little confused. You say you have postpartum hemorrhaging and are not planning on having any more kids. And here you say you are not married.

NFP is something you and your spouse discuss together, and at the time if you have a just reason to use NPF then you use it. And you can talk to your pastor if you need guidance. NO ONE here can tell you that you are sinning in this regard, most especially as this is hypothetical and NFP requires both spouses to discern its use.
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Or would abstinence be my only option?
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NFP is abstinence, on a periodic basis. Total abstinence is another choice for avoiding pregnancy but I don’t see where that would be different, morally.
 
I had a kid out of wedlock back when I was living in sin. My partner and I decided to be devout Catholics and are planning to get married soon and he is open to NFP as well as to prevent the health risk, but I an worried about it being a sin.
 
Hi! postpartum hemorrhage happens after giving birth when the bleeding is too much more than normal and could lead to extreme blood loss resulting in anemia or death, depending on how fast medical intervention is given.
 
Gotcha.

Talk with your pastor. Health concerns are just reasons.
 
Concern about increased risk due to a medical issue is a perfectly normal reason to avoid pregnancy. The only thing is, it must be done morally. NFP is a moral option while contraception is not.
 
Using NFP isn’t a sin. Entering a marriage with the expressed intention of never having children is the issue. In the case of the OP, it sounds like they would have more children if it weren’t for the medical issues of the mother. Assuming an angel descended upon her and healed her of all medical issues, they would then be open to more children. THey have a good reason to avoid pregnancy, until such an angel (or new medical procedure) appears. What IS problematic is when people go into marriage with a mindset that could be described as “I want sex, but not children,” rather than, “I am open to more children, but the circumstances aren’t reasonable to have more right now.”
 
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