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The Teaching of the Prophetic Encyclical Humanae Vitae (Part V)

By Adolfo J. Castañeda / June 9, 2021 /

…in this series: Part VI: The Fourth Prophecy Part VII: Modernity’s Challenges to Humanae Vitae Part VIII: The Church’s Right to Teach on Birth Control Part IX: The Church’s Teaching…

Breast Cancer Risk Factors: Birth Control and Pregnancy Interruption

By Living a Culture of Life Podcast / May 25, 2023 /

…and the birth control pill. On this episode, Dr. Lanfranchi explains why premature birth and hormonal contraception increase risk of breast cancer. The younger the girl, the more dangerous the…

The Second Prophecy of Humanae Vitae: A “General Lowering of Moral Standards”

By Fr. Shenan J. Boquet / June 18, 2018 /

…would happen if contraception became normalized – from an increase in marital infidelity to totalitarian implementations of forced birth control by governments – are certainly bleak. However, it is worth…

Biden Admin Spreads Abortion Overseas

By Fr. Shenan J. Boquet / July 19, 2021 /

…international jargon “sexual and reproductive health” is a euphemism that includes contraception and abortion, among other things. That is, the “health care” that the Biden administration thinks everyone should have…

The Conception Conundrum

By Brian Clowes, PhD / April 20, 2017 /

…drug ― such as an IUD or birth control pill ― prevents implantation, then no abortion takes place. Under the new definition, abortion would only occur if a chemical or…

Sanger’s Planned Parenthood, Birthed in Eugenic Racism

By Fr. Shenan J. Boquet / July 6, 2020 /

…that she explicitly strove to disseminate birth control among minority communities through the so-called Negro Project. In one infamous letter about that project, Sanger even appears to suggest that her…

Love and Fertility

By Adolfo J. Castañeda / May 12, 2021 /

…reject contraception, sterilization, abortion and any unnatural use of their sexual faculties, such as coitus interruptus or sodomy. 6. The Difference between Contraception and Natural Family Planning When spouses have…

Should We Interfere with the Difficult and Agonizing Abortion Decision?

By Brian Clowes, PhD / May 26, 2017 /

…the life or health of the mother. A Guttmacher Institute study shows that nearly half of all women obtaining abortions in the United States were not using birth control at…

Shouldn’t Every Child Be Wanted?

By Brian Clowes, PhD / June 8, 2017 /

…1923 edition of The Birth Control Review showed a haggard woman sprawled on the trash-littered ground, attached to a huge black iron ball by a heavy chain. The ball is…

Why Is Premarital Sex a Sin?

By Adolfo J. Castañeda and Marisa Cantu / September 28, 2023 /

…clots, etc. Related: ‘Petition on Hormonal Contraceptives’: The Real Effects of Hormonal Birth Control Sometimes it is the young women who pressure their boyfriends to use a condom to “prevent”…