Birth Control

Fifty years ago this July, Pope Paul VI promulgated his encyclical “Humanae Vitae,” which reaffirmed the Catholic Church’s traditional prohibition of artificial birth control and set off one of the most divisive debates in modern church history. Catholics have overwhelmingly rejected the document’s teaching.

Three key technological developments have made sex “cheap”: (1) the huge uptake of the pill and the radical normalization of infertile sex it has resulted in; (2) the proliferation of easily accessible and high-quality pornography; (3) the development of websites and apps for easy dating and meeting

What We Talk About When We Talk About ‘Birth Control’

“U.S. District Court Judge Joe Heaton temporarily exempted Christian-run business Hobby Lobby Stores Inc. on Friday from the 2010 HHS mandate that requires it to provide its workers with insurance that covers contraception and abortifacients” CPost

“Hobby Lobby discovered a way to shift the plan year for its employee health insurance, thus postponing the effective date of the mandate for several months.”

Free birth control cuts abortion rate dramatically, study finds

Denver firm allowed to not cover birth control; case may affect others

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“The bill would prevent the government from penalizing religious employers who choose not to follow the mandate due to the teachings of their faith.”