A significant majority of couples in Catholic marriage preparation programs are not wholeheartedly committed to a Catholic sexual ethic. Presenters are not simply speaking with couples who plan to use artificial methods of contraception, but with couples already using such methods. Our
Fertility experts are confirming the risks associated with hormonal birth control — such as pills, implants, IUDs, injections, skin patches, vaginal rings — after businessman Elon Musk sparked an online conversation about the issue. “We’re seeing a real sea change in women
A reader writes: “In 1968, Pope Paul VI wrote a tsunami encyclical, Humane Vitae, prohibiting artificial contraception. … Should not the Church speak on this matter?” Monsignor Charles Pope replies: “It is clear that the widespread use of artificial contraception has had
Catholic bioethicist Samantha Stephenson pulls no punches in her reaction to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s approval of the first over-the-counter hormonal contraceptive. “The progesterone-only ‘mini-pill’ is expected to be on drug store shelves as early as next year,” Stephenson writes.
The Food and Drug Administration announced July 13 it approved the sale of a birth control pill without a prescription for the first time in the United States, a move that will increase the availability of oral contraception and impact ongoing debates
The U.S. bishops' religious liberty chairman called it "disheartening" that proposed new rules on the Affordable Care Act's contraceptive mandate eliminate "protections for moral convictions" of employers who object to being forced to cover contraceptives in their employee health plans.
The proposal was
In early September, NPR reported that a change in student health services at Oberlin College in Oberlin, Ohio, would leave students without ready access to contraceptives. Oberlin, like many colleges and universities, outsources student health to an outside provider. The change in
In 1968, during the height of the sexual revolution, Pope St. Paul VI stunned the world when he released Humanae Vitae and upheld the Church’s teaching that clearly stated the immorality of using artificial birth control. In the latest installment of his
The justices of the U.S. Supreme Court seemed divided May 6 over Trump administration rules that give employers more ability to opt out of providing contraceptive coverage in their health plans.
The argument, part of a handful that will take place by teleconference
Pope Paul VI predicted societal problems we face today due to ‘sex without consequences’ mentality