Do you prefer birth control or abortions. (Another pope question)?

Question

I understand that the bible says that people shouldn't have sex outside of marriage yada yada yada. I also understand that when people have sex and get pregnet, it is their own fault, BUT at the same time, if the pope allowed birth control, the FACT is that there would be FEWER abortions preformed every year. Isn't that what everyone wants? I mean what's worse? Hundreds of thousands of people dying every year because abortions, AIDS, starvation, etc... or just allowing birth control. I understand that some unfortunate section of the bible probabily says something bad about it, but, is it that big of a deal?

Answer 1

Judeo-Christian tradition has taught for thousands of years:
1. Single people should be celibate.
2. Married people should be faithful to each other (adultery is wrong).
3. Married couples should welcome God's gift of children and, therefore, artificial birth control was against the will of God.

If the world is going to ignore teachings about chastity (1 & 2), then why is the world so upset about teaching artificial birth control (3)?

People who are already ignoring the more important teachings about chastity (1 and 2) should have no problem ignoring the less important teaching of artificial birth control (3).

Even if an infected person was to use a condom to help protect his or her spouse, condoms are not 100% effective (read the box) and the spouse may be infected and die anyway. A person who truly loves their spouse would not endanger them in this way.

With love in Christ.

Answer 2

Birth Control!! Hands down, no question. Men! go out and get that protection. Abortion is an expensive and ugly procedure. And it can also leave the poor woman emotionally scared. Bad stuff that.

The answer? Birth Control! Not only do it stop the " immaculate conceptions ", but it protects your from all those nasty bugs that would cause you and the people you love some real problems down the road. Guys, I bet you don't want you jimmy falling off, do you?

BIRTH CONTROL!! It's safer, cheaper, and you don't have to kill anyone!

BTW, I'm for Birth control, I case I didn't make that clear.

P.S. When I think of birth control, condoms come to mind. It must be a guy thing.

Answer 3

BINGO! I am not in any way PROMOTING abortion when I say that the woman should have the choice. In the case of Catholicism, the POPE is the man keeping her from making a choice for her own body...by not letting her use birth control. But I don't understand if someone is Catholic and having pre-marital (or it doesn even have to be pre-marital you know...even married people get pregnant at bad times in their lives) sex...why would they then care what the Pope thinks about birth control? But I digress. I don't think abortion is a good thing or a desirable thing, but sometimes it is a woman's only option, and I don't think it is anyone's business what she decides to do. It wasn't anyone's business when she was getting pregnant. Her partner sure didn't care.

Answer 4

I believe that the only FACT in the matter is that the individuals make the choices. If you want to prevent an abortion, or AIDS, have some self-control and practice abstinence. That's the practical argument.

Spiritually however, our sexuality is a gift from God to go forth and multiply. We are co-creators with God by His Grace. It is no frivolous act to thwart the life giving power God himself gave us; by birth control or abortion.

An extreme counter to your argument might be that it should be legal to murder "xxxx" people because it would benefit the rest of society (where xxxx is the adjective of your choice). We spend so much on jailing people that have done us a service by killing these "xxxx" people who are a drain on society. Isn't it clear though that murder is still wrong, regardless of how good the argument is that leads to the actions warranting such conditions?

The Pope, the Church and natural law are in agreement against birth control and abortion. This is because the Pope, the Church and natural law have pointed themselves in the direction of life as opposed to death. What direction are you facing?

Peace,

MoP

Answer 5

We have become so spoiled.

We not should promote one sin to reduce another greater sin.

Abortion Aids and Birth Control are not as related as many like to think.

Do some study about the number of times Condoms do not prevent Aids, the failure rate is quite high.

A false sense of security can be very dangerous.

God gave us the laws to keep us happy and healthy.

It is us that are wrong, not God.

Peace!

PS to the post above, did you know that the pill is actually causing a spontanious abortion AFTER the egg is fertelized?

Do some research.

Answer 6

If you are going to break the law of God anyway what does it matter what the Pope says. Ohh the Pope said not to use birth control....Hmmm God said don't have sex outside of marrage... If you obey God's law you won't need birth control... So how many Catholics do you think are out there that say to heck with God but I better listen to the Pope? Please, If you are going to have sex anyway use a condom and the pill, double protection. I would listen to God though and not even commit the act.
Oh and by the way AIDS can still be transmitted with the use of the pill.

Answer 7

Its because the church expects you to be married before having sex. Also, the purpose of marriage in the church's eyes is to procreate. So they dont see any reason to "control birth." Abortion is even worse. I'm not sure how many people actually dont use birth control because of what the church says (I personally have never met one). Keep in mind the church's view on birth control also includes married couples, not just regarding pre-marital sex. I think the bigger problem is people not being smart and making safe sexual choices regardless of religion.

Answer 8

I believe in birth control. I am not a Christian anymore so my opinion may not count, but I was once and I believed in abstinence until marriage, but I believe birth control is fairly effective method to keep from getting pregnant within the marriage. I was not one of those Christians who felt that sex was only for producing children. I held the belief that sex was necessary to a good marriage and it is not a sin to have sex for fun within the marriage.

Answer 9

Of course, birth control is better than abortion. How could anyone think otherwise?
Birth control within marriage.
Outside of the commitment of marriage, I don't think there should be sexual intimacy, but if people go ahead with that without practicing birth control, they are compounding their sin and irresponsibility.
It's not a question of degree of sin - it's just a common sense question of consequences.

Answer 10

Birth Control is not 100% effective. It creates an environment where people seek sex without weighing the consequences of an unintended pregnancy. Not only does that type of mentality encourage sex outside of marriage, it also creates more unwanted/unintended pregnancies and thus, it leads to a perceived "need" for abortion. That is why Roe v. Wade (1973) so quickly followed the Baird v Eisenstadt (1972) which legalized the use of birth control for unmarried persons. They are directly and permanently tied to one another. I'm not just saying this on my own, the pro-abortion agencies see the link as well (see http://www.fwhc.org/herstory.htm for reference if you are interested). A concrete example of this is seen in our local pregnancy center--about 60% of the persons coming in with "crisis" pregnancies were using some form of birth control at the time of conception--pretty shocking, huh? Those pharmecuetical companies don't want you to know about their ineffectiveness because they want to sell products, and they don't care if it puts women and their children in danger or crisis.
Also, many (but not all) forms of birth control actually are forms of early abortions. So, inevitably, by both standards, the use of birth control leads to an increased amount of abortions.
Also, to clarify what is often mispercieved outside of the Church, the Church does not see procreation as the ONLY purpose to sex, but rather that is not emphasized at all as being a problem in society. My husband and I practice NFP (Natural Family Planning--see the ccli link for more details) both to avoid pregnancy or to achieve pregnancy as we plan our family according to God's will as best we can. I hope that sheds some light on what is often purposefully but more often accidentally mis-represented in the media or by Catholics who have not been educated with regards to this teaching.
Thanks for reading and God Bless!