Artificial Birth Control Research Paper
All Christian denominations share the belief that sexual intercourse is not a casual act between strangers but an intimate act between a man and a woman in a committed relationship. Before the 1930s all Christian denominations were united in their firm rejection of contraceptives. O’Grady traces the history of the church and artificial birth control, in her article, starting in 1930 when a division between Christian denominations developed over the use of artificial birth control. The Lambeth Conference of the Church of England decided to deviate from the prohibition of artificial contraception, by advocating their use when abstinence was deemed impracticable. In 1931, The Federal Council of Churches adopted the policy of conservative promotion for artificial birth control methods. By 1961, the National Council of Churches declared a liberal policy on contraceptive use, subject to mutual consent between couples.[1] Protestant denominations including Anglicans, Presbyterians, Reformed, and Episcopalians allow artificial birth control. Most Protestants view birth control within marriage
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In a study conducted by the National Center for Health Statistics in 2008, 0.5% or 309,000 Catholic women reported that they use the rhythm method.[5] Early in the twentieth century, the rhythm method was promoted by the Catholic Church as the only morally acceptable form of family planning. In the 1920s, it was discovered that for a woman with regular cycles, ovulation usually occurs the 14th day from the first day of her menstrual period. Based on this knowledge, a couple can calculate the best times to have intercourse in order to achieve or avoid pregnancy. The rhythm method is based on three assumptions: that ovulation occurs 14 days before the beginning of menstruation, plus or minus 2 days, that sperm survives up to 3 days outside the body, and that the ovum survives for 24
In a study conducted by the National Center for Health Statistics in 2008, 0.5% or 309,000 Catholic women reported that they use the rhythm method.[5] Early in the twentieth century, the rhythm method was promoted by the Catholic Church as the only morally acceptable form of family planning. In the 1920s, it was discovered that for a woman with regular cycles, ovulation usually occurs the 14th day from the first day of her menstrual period. Based on this knowledge, a couple can calculate the best times to have intercourse in order to achieve or avoid pregnancy. The rhythm method is based on three assumptions: that ovulation occurs 14 days before the beginning of menstruation, plus or minus 2 days, that sperm survives up to 3 days outside the body, and that the ovum survives for 24