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4. There is no right to contraception.

I believe that contraception does lead to sexual immorality (in non-married couples), but I even more strongly believe that the government has NO AUTHORITY to say whether contraception is "permitted" or not. Saying that there is no right to contraception implies that our rights are something to be doled out and recognized by the government, rather than inalienable rights held by the people which the government is not permitted to violate. Any power not explicitly granted to the government is FORBIDDEN to the government. If we want people to stop using contraception, then we'll need a societal return to God, so that moral and social pressure keep people from this behavior, rather than an all-powerful nanny state.

That said, I'm cool with local/state governments banning abortion and all abortifacients because abortion is murder and murder is one of those crimes which is covered in the social compact. In other words, we as a society have agreed that murder is something we want the government to discourage and prosecute, just like robbery and rape. Any "contraception" that actually eliminates pregnancy by killing a fertilized egg or preventing it from implanting is, in fact, murdering an unborn child. However, I would never support the government having the power to outlaw a contraceptive such as a condom, not because I think using condoms is cool, but because I abhor the government having that much power.