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5 Keys to Better Understand the Encyclical Humanae Vitae
Many Catholics have characterized the encyclical as ‘prophetic’
Many Catholics have characterized the encyclical as ‘prophetic’
‘If they can convince the public Republicans are trying to ban contraception, it will be a good issue for them. The thing is, it’s all based on a lie …’
Sen. Katie Britt, R-Alabama, spoke out against the bill, calling it a continuation of the Democrats’ 'summer of scare tactics' in a speech on the Senate floor Tuesday.
Instead of artificial contraception, the Church promotes natural family planning (NFP) for both avoiding and achieving pregnancy.
The response to Humanae Vitae was immediate, vitriolic, predictable — and avoidable.
Paul VI did not shy away from the suffering that would follow from reiterating the Church’s ancient teaching on contraception.
Amid a push to expand access to contraceptives post-Roe, Catholics speak out about the pill’s dangers.
In high-income countries, five years of use of combined or progestogen-only contraceptives has a 15-year ‘excess risk’ of breast cancer dependent on age, according to researchers.
Though plans have not yet been finalized, the university’s student government has proposed purchasing the pills in bulk and selling them in a campus community hall.
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