[boatbums]

The issue is NOT whether or not to use birth control. The issue is that some forms of birth control may abort the fertilized egg. If life begins at that union, then I, as a member of a Southern Baptist church cannot advocate that form of birth control because it aborts a human life.

I agree with you. That many birth control methods DO cause abortion in the early stages of gestation, is something that MUST be more frequently and loudly explained. Many women and men simply do not know this fact, even though the small print wording is included in the forms that come with the packaging. The wording, too, often is lacking in direct language and relies upon euphemistic terms that mislead.

However, is it disingenuous for Roman Catholics to claim the high road when they overtly support Natural Family Planning - a method that tracks the woman's fertility to determine when sexual intercourse is likely, or unlikely, to result in fertilization. This, to me, is not objectively better, or worse, than other "barrier" type methods that also prevent fertilization while having no impact on the human life that may result from its failure.

[Campion]

However, is it disingenuous for Roman Catholics to claim the high road when they overtly support Natural Family Planning - a method that tracks the woman's fertility to determine when sexual intercourse is likely, or unlikely, to result in fertilization. This, to me, is not objectively better, or worse, than other "barrier" type methods that also prevent fertilization while having no impact on the human life that may result from its failure.

NFP is like choosing to eat less, or skip meals, to lose weight.

Condomistic sex is like bingeing and purging.

One is healthy behavior, one is not.

[Mrs. Don-o]

Hello, dear boatbums.

Am I understanding you correctly, that if a couple, for reasonably serious reasons, wants to postpone or avoid pregnancy, the method that they use makes no difference morally, as long as they aren't killing their offspring?