Author Topic: Singlw Women Birth Control (Read 1091 times)

Peter15and1 · « **on:** July 04, 2016, 06:39:30 AM »

I had an interesting conversation with a group of associates recently, and I would like to get input from people here as well.

Suppose there is an unmarried Catholic women or girl who lives in a very dangerous society. She is pious, and does not have impure relations. Unfortunately, rapes occur regularly in her society. Would it be permissible for her to take birth control to prevent pregnancy in the event she is raped?

Stubborn · « **Reply #1 on:** July 04, 2016, 06:51:06 AM »

No. Contraception is an abortifacient and is never ok to take for the purpose of preventing a pregnancy.

TKGS · « **Reply #2 on:** July 04, 2016, 07:01:13 AM »

According to everything I've read, very few "contraception" methods prevent conception. Almost all of them actually prevent the fertilized egg from implanting into the wall of the uterus. Modern medicine "solved" this problem by changing the definition of conception. Instead of considering conception to be the fertilization of the egg, conception is now falsely defined as the egg implanting in the uterus.

Rape is not considered a capital offense by most people except for the innocent baby who may be conceived as a result.

Graham · « **Reply #3 on:** July 04, 2016, 11:32:52 AM »

Quote from: Peter15and1

I had an interesting conversation with a group of associates recently, and I would like to get input from people here as well.

Suppose there is an unmarried Catholic women or girl who lives in a very dangerous society. She is pious, and does not have impure relations. Unfortunately, rapes occur regularly in her society. Would it be permissible for her to take birth control to prevent pregnancy in the event she is raped?

This idea made the rounds after Francis suggested that South American families could contracept to prevent Zika. He said that nuns in the Congo or somewhere like that where rape was common had been allowed to take some kind of 'preemptive' contraception to 'defend themselves' against 'attacking sperm.' The story turned out to be untrue but the arguments continued. Some people say that non-abortifacient birth control is licit in case of rape because the sperm are part of the attack so it's really just self-defense. There is some support for that opinion among 20th C moral theologians, but it wasn't settled before the council. I contend that this all makes mincemeat out of Catholic morality.

TKGS · « **Reply #4 on:** July 04, 2016, 12:26:46 PM »

Quote from: Graham

Some people say that non-abortifacient birth control is licit in case of rape because the sperm are part of the attack so it's really just self-defense. There is some support for that opinion among 20th C moral theologians, but it wasn't settled before the council. I contend that this all makes mincemeat out of Catholic morality.

Unfortunately, the only "birth control" methods that are never abortifacient are those which prevent the man's seed from entering the woman. It is highly unlikely that a rapist is going to wear a condom.

Pax Vobis · « **Reply #5 on:** July 04, 2016, 04:45:19 PM »

Today, the 'birth control' drug is prescribed for many non-birth reasons. Some women may get falsely sucked into the idea that this drug can help with any 'hormone' problems. They need to remember that this is a dangerous drug and even if it gets rid of your acne, it probably will cause you cancer down the road. You can't mess with nature or your body's hormonal system without consequences.

songbird · « **Reply #6 on:** July 04, 2016, 05:33:22 PM »

Chances are maybe 1%. If a true trauma rape was to occur, even at the time of fertility/ and or ovulation, chances are slim. Why? Because a true trauma will turn off ovulation.

songbird · « **Reply #7 on:** July 04, 2016, 05:34:44 PM »

Turn off ovulation/ location brain.