- Withdrawl. Non-religious nutters do not believe that human life begins when a man ejaculates into space.

- Condom. Non-religious nutters do not believe that human life begins when a man ejaculates into a latex casing.

- Oral contraception. Non-religious nutters do not believe that human life begins when a man ejaculates into a woman and does not fertilize an egg, because that woman is not ovulating.

- Emergency contraception. Non-religious nutters do not believe that human life begins when a man ejaculates into a woman and does not fertilize an egg, because the pill prevents the sperm from meeting an egg, or prevents the egg from attaching to the uterus.

Mike

The real tragedy is what do women and girls do in small towns or areas where transportation is limited and their local pharmacy prefers to proselytize through pharmaceuticals?

I just don’t understand the mind set of: “your with us or against us.” Or why anyone thinks it is not morally objectionable to substitute their personal beliefs for a medically prescribed treatment?

I’m not against Natural Family Planning—I don’t care at what times of the month people have sex with each other—I just think it is strange to ban condoms and contraceptives and replace them with thermometers and vigilant mucus inspection. It’s a newly constructed way for the Catholic church to achieve the same ends—having sex for pleasure without having babies—and I just don’t see much of a difference between the methods.

I also have to disagree with you about oral contraceptives (which I do not take). They are as effective as Family Planning, and require a lot less to remember than Natural Family Planning. I’m not suggesting women use oral contraception, but I’ll fight for their right to be prescribed it. The “woman’s health” argument (many of them ill-informed) seems like a strange justification to me—I’m not sure what the minor health effects of oral contraception on women has to do with the Bible, or why it’s become a Catholic point of argument. If the Catholic Church really cared about the health of women, it would be spearheading a campaign against fast food and cigarettes, not oral contraception. The idea that women can’t decide what drugs are best for their own bodies has always seemed condescending to me. Also condescending is the assertion that women shouldn’t be allowed to gain a couple pounds to prevent an unwanted pregnancy.

Despite what you might have inferred, I would not prefer to receive my prescription drugs from a restaurant.

And the manner in which you describe the couple- I read as folks married a long time. That’s normal, they work together, what did you want a pow wow over every decision…come on. I know you’d think a restaurant with a tatooed bartender hitting on young women would be more liberating.

This mentality is so boring and old.

“It is God who in His providence has allowed us to learn in the late 20th century about woman’s alternating fertility and infertility-and about Natural Family Planning-at the same time that other medical advances greatly increased the ……