Ethical Issues with the Contraception World View Introduction: The mindset that leads to contraception is only self-serving and self-centered. People use contraception for selfish reasons every day. Children should be seen as a blessing from God, and He should decide when a couple has children. Today people try to use contraception so that they may decide when to have children. This is selfish and defies God. Different churches have different beliefs about contraception. Up until about 1920 -1930, all the churches had the same views on contraception. It’s hard to understand why non-Catholic churches changed their view to allow contraceptives. A big reason they think it is okay to use is because of overpopulation. It is a fact that the population has been increasing. There is no biblical basis or history of Judeo Christian ancestry of wanting to limit (reduce God’s blessing). Saying that people use this as only as a defense from overpopulation is wrong. It is used by teens, adults, and even married couples. People using contraceptives in the modern world rarely use it because of overpopulation. It is known that having condoms and the pill available everywhere, even to teens, has led to casual sex (including pre-marital), leading to STD’s, as well as unwanted pregnancies, which lead to abortion. Abortion is another issue but very closely related to availability and high use of contraceptives. Contraceptives make it seem normal to have sex whenever you want. This doesn’t happen often but there are people that use contraceptives to do awful things, even as low as cheating on a spouse, because they realize they can get away with it easily if nobody gets pregnant for proof of such an act. A pastor at a church, Father Amyl, said... ... middle of paper ... ...mith, Janet E. Why Humanae Vitae Was Right: A Reader. San Francisco: Ignatius, 1993. Print. #10- Kippley, John F. Birth Control and Christian Discipleship. Cincinnati, OH (P.O. Box 111184, Cincinnati 45211-1184): Couple to Couple League International, 1994. Print. #11- “Biblical Evidence for Catholicism: Biblical Evidence Against Contraception and For the Blessing of Many Children.” Biblical Evidence for Catholicism: Biblical Evidence Against Contraception and For the Blessing of Many Children. N.p., n.d. Web. 24 May 2014. #12- “What About Birth Control?” One More Soul. N.p., n.d. Web. 24 May 2014. #13- “World Population Clock: 7 Billion People (2014) - Worldometers.” World Population Clock: 7 Billion People (2014) - Worldometers. N.p., n.d. Web. 29 May 2014. #14- “Convenience and Ease of Use of Birth Control Methods.” WebMD. WebMD, n.d. Web. 28 May 2014.
There are many different beliefs floating around Christian as well as secular circles as to what it means to be “pro-life”. Some claim that this view equates all forms of contraception to abortion while others claim that to be “pro-life” one must only be against abortion. In his book The Pro-Life/Choice Debate, Mark Herring summarizes the Humanae Vitae, a document released by Pope Paul VI in the late 1960s, saying “it warns against using contraceptives and engaging in sexual relations for their own sake…” The stance that will be taken in this paper will be that to be “pro-life” is to be against abortion and not contraception. Equating all forms of contraception to that of abortion is an ill-founded and uneducated claim that does more to hurt the perception and potential power of the pro-life movement than it does to help it. It allows the discussion to veer far off the path, as can be seen in Christina Page’s book How the Pro-Choice Movemen...
Dr. Aletta Jacobs was the only physician to explicitly support the use of birth control by women based on personal choice not simply medical need like Dr. John Williams. Dr. R.C. Brannon and Dr. Howard A. Kelly both felt the only legitimate way to prevent pregnancy was abstinence, reasons for this argument ranged from an inherent moral obligation to maintaining mental health. The Harpers Weekly interviews show how multifaceted the issue of birth control was, how it offended people on a moral and social level. It would have been more beneficial had the document been more ethnically diverse with more women weighing in.
This lecture on the Pill will focus on the introduction, controversies, and outcome of women’s control of contraception during the mid 20th century. It will also discuss how the Pill became an influential stepping-stone for women activists. I chose to focus this discussion on three questions. First, what did the Pill teach us about the role of women in the middle 20th century? Second, what were the arguments for and against the Pill? Lastly, how safe was the Pill and what effects did women experience from taking it? By centering in on these questions, I hope to provide insight on the struggles women faced before and after this birth control technology became readily available to women in the United States.
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In this mind baffling speech by Margaret Sanger, she explains the importance of attaining birth control as a female. She believes that “birth control should be available to every adult man and woman” (The Morality of Birth Control). In her opinion, every person over 18 should at least obtain knowledge of it, and try to practice it as much as possible. “Not only will birth control reduce the rate of disease and famine, it will also help heighten the standards of civilization towards teen pregnancy and child abortion” (Population Growth and Resource Depletion). Only then will people attain real morality.
Imagine in today in America’s hyper-sexualized society, not being provided with any knowledge about contraception or sex education. Before Margaret Sanger’s activism, most women were in this position of oblivion about their own bodies. In “Morality of Birth Control”, Sanger argues effectively for the legalization and acceptance of both birth control and sex education using ethos, pathos, and logos to strengthen her argument.
No other element of the Women’s Rights Movement has generated as much controversy as the debate over reproductive rights. As the movement gained momentum so did the demand for birth control, sex education, family planning and the repeal of all abortion laws. On January 22, 1973 the Supreme Court handed down the Roe v. Wade decision which declared abortion "fundamental right.” The ruling recognized the right of the individual “to be free from unwanted governmental intrusion into matters so fundamentally affecting a person as the right of a woman to decide whether or not to terminate her pregnancy.” (US Supreme Court, 1973) This federal-level ruling took effect, legalizing abortion for all women nationwide.
In the early Middle Ages and long before this time, contraception and birth control were easily discussable and were common conversations among people until the mid-fourteenth century (McFarlane & Meier). So why did this information disappear and why is it so difficult to talk about this today? Right about the time that the witch trials began, many birth control methods were lost. It is said to be that most midwives (a person who delivers babies), were killed as witches in the trials, therefore losing information about old contraception methods (McFarlane & Meier). It is then easy to see why birth control and contraception methods were no longer talked about, as they were associated with witches. But in today’s world, about 99% of women
...m a Christian and do not believe in abortion being a form of contraception. I also do not agree with insurance paying for abortions. I also was interested in the other forms of contraception and other people’s views on the subject. I also think that abstinence should have been mentioned as alternative. I agree with both articles that I reviewed that women should have the right to choose what contraception best suites them personally and that they should always do what is best for them and their well being.
These birth control methods make semi-safe sex possible. *** A ban on birth control would mean acts of unprotected intercourse because the lack of protection wouldn’t stop people from having sex. Therefore women who might not be responsible enough for children or just didn’t want them would end up aborting the children they just simply weren’t ready to have. (Dail)
In our society, there are many ethical dilemmas that we are faced with that are virtually impossible to solve. One of the most difficult and controversial issues that we are faced with is abortion. There are many strong arguments both for and against the right to have an abortion which are so complicated that it becomes impossible to resolve. The complexity of this issue lies in the different aspects of the argument. The essence of a person, rights, and who is entitled to these rights, are a few of the many aspects which are very difficult to define. There are also issues of what circumstances would justify abortion. Because the issue of abortion is virtually impossible to solve, all one can hope to do is understand the different aspects of the argument so that if he or she is faced with that issue in their own lives, they would be able to make educated and thoughtful decisions in dealing with it.
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