CCEA Religion- Birth Control

Firestone quote

pregnancy is ‘barbaric’

Genesis quote

‘be fruitful and multiply’

Psalm quote

‘the fruit of the womb is a reward’

Natural law quote (primary precept)

‘to live, to reproduce’

Catechism quote

‘legitimate intentions… do not justify morally unacceptable means’

What does the CC accept?

natural methods eg cycle tracking

Pope Francis quote

‘lesser evil’

Methodist church

‘the church advocates responsible family planning’

Singer on the protestant churches

‘the anglican, methodist… churches emphasise the ‘unitive’ aspect of sex’

Singer quote

contraception can ‘liberate women from a purely child bearing role’

methods of contraception

condoms, contraceptive pill, IUD, surgery

What was the one child policy?

a government policy in china that limited many families to having one child / in 2010, the chinese authorities intended to sterilise 9,855 people

How many teen pregnancies in 2021 UK?

13,131

Two priests that advocate for the use of condoms in Africa

Fr Kieran McCreagh, Cardinal Carlo Martini

How can the doctrine of double effect be applied to this?

if the purpose is to prevent AIDS/HIV, then birth control is moral