1. Contraception: Why Not 3 rd Edition 1

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3. Cracking the Contraceptive Myths 3

4. 2010 4

5. Expectations Ensure sexual freedom Advance happiness Fewer unwed pregnancies Fewer abortions Better marriages –Could “test” many partners; could cohabit and “test” out relationship –Sex without “fear”of pregnancy Control Overpopulation 5

6. Contraception’s Real Life Consequences  bad for male/female relationships  bad for health of women  facilitates sex outside of marriage  increases incidence of sexually transmitted diseases  leads to unwanted pregnancy and single parenthood  causes and leads to abortion  contributes to divorce  contributes to poverty and social chaos  harmful to the environment  Paves way for same sex unions

7. Contraception: How it Works 7

8. Monthly Hormones 8

9. Woman’s Fertility Cycle Signs of fertilityfertile mucus rise in temperature change in cervix ovulation monitor 9

10. Women 15-44 who have ever used contraception 98% of women in the US from ages of 15- 44 have used some type of contraception 82% have used the pill 92% have used the condom 17% have used DepoProvera 21% use female sterilization 13% use male sterilization 2% have used NFP 10

11. It will improve male/female relationships 11

12. Hormones R’ Us 12

13. The magic of sexual attraction They say female chemical messengers known as pheromones may help dupe men into thinking plain women are more attractive and beautiful women are less attractive than they actually are. Pheromones - the colourless, odourless chemical signals given off by the body - are thought to affect behaviour in both animals and humans at a sub-conscious level. 16 Dec 1998 13

14. The T-Shirt Tests 14

15. Taking the pill for past 40 years 'has put women off masculine men‘ by David Derbyshire October 8, 2009 Scientists say the hormones in the oral contraceptive suppress a woman's interest in masculine men and make boyish men more attractive. Although the change occurs for just a few days each month, it may have been highly influential since use of the Pill began more than 40 years ago. If the theory is right, it could partly explain the shifting in tastes from macho 1950s and 1960s stars such as Kirk Douglas and Sean Connery to the more wimpy, androgynous stars of today, such as Johnny Depp and Russell Brand. 15

16. Scientists have long known that a woman's taste in men changes over her menstrual cycle. During the few days each month when women are fertile - around the time of ovulation - they tend to prefer masculine features and men who are more assertive. 16

17. Contraceptive may kill libido When women on the Pill were tested, levels of a chemical which wipes out testosterone were found to be seven times higher than in those who had never taken it. Most worryingly, even those who were not on the Pill, but had taken it in the past, had levels up to four times higher than those who had never used it. Past studies had suggested taking the Pill could dampen a woman's sexual desire, but that if she came off it, her libido would return within a month. Dr Goldstein, former director of the Institute for Sexual Medicine at Boston University, Massachusetts, said that while his research seemed to suggest the effects could be permanent, more investigations were needed. 27may05 17

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19. It Will Make for Happier Marriages Fact 43% of those marrying today will divorce within 10 years 19

20. Divorce Rates 20

21. Delay in Sexual Activity Leads to Greater Marital Stability CDC National Center for Health Statistics, National Survey of Family Growth, 1995 21

22. Women Who Have More Non-marital Sexual Partners Are Less Likely to Have Stable Marriages CDC National Center for Health Statistics, National Survey of Family Growth, 1995 22

23. Myth: Contraception will Reduce Unwed Pregnancy and Abortion 23

24. Contraceptives Fail? FIRST YEAR CONTRACEPTIVE FAILURE RATES MethodPerfect useTypical use Pill (combined)0.38.7 Tubal sterilization0.50.7 Male condom217.4 Vasectomy0.10.2 Three-month injectable0.36.7 Withdrawal418.4 IUD (Copper-T)0.61 IUD (Mirena)0.1 One-month injectable0.053 Implant0.051 Patch0.38 Diaphragm616 24

25. Casual, Recreational Sex 25

26. Accidental Pregnancy 26

27. MYTH: It will reduce the number of unwed pregnancies 27

28. Contraceptive Failures Of all women using the Pill for one year, somewhere around 8% will experience a pregnancy. Between 14% and 15% of women who use the condom will become pregnant within a year. A poor cohabiting teenager using the Pill has a failure rate of 48.4%. Over 70% of poor, cohabiting teenagers using condoms, will be pregnant within a year. By contrast, the middle-aged, middle-class married woman has a 6% chance of pregnancy after a year of condom use. Family Planning Perspectives, 31: 2, March/April 1999 28

29. Teens Doing Better 29

30. Success of Abstinence Based Programs The classes did not focus on a message of saving sex until marriage or "disparage condom use." Instead, the classes "involved assignments to help sixth- and seventh graders see the drawbacks to sexual activity at their age." The study divided the students into four groups. One group received eight abstinence-only classes, another group had general healthy behavior instructions and the other two groups had either safe-sex classes or a curriculum that mixed abstinence and safe sex content. Researchers surveyed the students again two years later and found that about one-third of those who had the abstinence-only classes said they had engaged in sex compared to about half of the students from the other three classes (Tanner, 2/1). 30

31. Still…. U.S. Teen Birth Rate Fell to Record Low in 2009 Still, more than 400,000 teen girls give birth each year in United States Teen birth rates have decreased by 37 percent in the last two decades, though U.S. rates are up to nine times higher than in other developed countries, according to the latest CDC Vital Signs report.CDC Vital Signs 31

32. MYTH: It Will Help Teens Become More Responsible Heterosexual vaginal intercourse only 32

33. Costs of Teen Childbearing According to CDC Vital Signs, teen childbearing has a high cost emotionally, physically and financially for the mother, child and their community.CDC Vital Signs About half of teen mothers do not get a high school diploma before the age of 22. Girls born to teen mothers are almost one-third more likely to become teen mothers themselves. Children of teen parents are more likely to have low school achievement, drop out of school, and be teen parents themselves. Teen pregnancy and childbirth cost U.S. taxpayers an estimated $9 billion each year, approximately $6 billion in lost tax revenue and nearly $3 billion in public expenditures. 33

34. It Will Improve Society 34

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39. MYTH: It will reduce the number of abortions FACT Nearly 85%of the women having abortions are unmarried; many of the others are divorced or separated 51,294,640 deaths since Roe v. Wade 39

40. Contraceptives as Abortifacients Chemical contraceptives work in three ways: Prevent ovulation Prevent sperm from meeting egg As abortifacients — prevent fertilized ovum from implanting in uterine wall. 40

41. Contraception will Improve Your Sex Life 41

42. Sexless Marriages Tom and Debra are two of the 40 million Americans in sexless marriages. They've been married for 19 years and have two teenage kids, but they say their sex and intimacy has been reduced to nothing. "We kiss, we hug," Tom says. "But as far as just laying in bed and being close to each other and maybe caressing, Debbie is hesitant to do that because I'm very easily aroused and she thinks that will be the green light." Debra says she didn't even realize that she and Tom haven't had sex for years. Between raising kids and working, she says sex feels like work. "It was just one more thing on my to-do list," she says. Sometimes, she says, she even intentionally falls asleep before Tom gets into bed so that she can avoid having to say no to sex. "I'm kind of at the point where I could live the rest of my life and not have it again." The Oprah Winfrey Show | November 04, 2008 42

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44. NFP: More and Better Sex Nick: The biggest surprise is what started to happen in our marriage after we started using NFP. I started to feel more in synch with Monica. By that, I mean we wanted to have sex around the same time. We also started to enjoy our sex life a lot more. Monica was more responsive and she was in the mood more often. I found that after using NFP we were having sex more frequently. In fact, I read a research study that showed that this is common for couples who use NFP. Family Foundations, July/August 2010, 31 44

45. I want to have sex with you I want you to be the mother of my children

46. MYTH: Contraception has no Serious Health Risks 46

47. Fertility is a Great Good 47

48. Common Side-Effects increased irritability increased propensity to depression weight gain reduced sex drive 48

49. J&J Paid $68 Million to Settle Birth-Control Cases (Update3) By David Voreacos Oct. 10 (Bloomberg) -- Johnson & Johnson has spent at least $68.7 million to settle hundreds of lawsuits filed by women who suffered blood clots, heart attacks or strokes after using the company's Ortho Evra birth-control patch, court records show.Johnson & Johnson J&J, the world's largest maker of health-care products, avoided trials through the confidential settlements and hasn't released the financial details to investors.J&J Bloomberg.com Oct. 16, 2008 49

50. 2009 Jessica Dolle study The study shows a strong connection between the use of oral contraceptives and a particularly aggressive form of breast cancer with a high mortality rate, known as “triple- negative” breast cancer (TNBC). The study also found that the connection was highest among women who began using oral contraceptives while they were teenagers. The 2009 Jessica Dolle study of the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center appeared in the April 2009 issue of the cancer epidemiology journal Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers and Prevention. The research showed that women who start using oral contraceptives before the age of 18 multiply their risk of TNBC by 3.7 times. Recent users of oral contraceptives within the last one to five years multiply their risk by 4.2 times. 50

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52. Overpopulation 52

53. Below Replacement Rate Worldwide, birthrates have declined by 50% in the past half-century. There are now 59 nations,with 44% of the world’s population, with below replacement birthrates. A birthrate of 2.1 is needed to replace current population. Continent-wide, the European birthrateis 1.3. By 2030, Europe is expected to have a shortfall of 20 million workers. Russia is expected to lose one-third of its current population by 2050. 53

54. Population Explosion or Population Implosion? 54

55. Declining Birth Rates Worldwide, birthrates have declined by 50% in the past half-century. There are now 59 nations,with 44% of the world’s population, with below replacement birthrates. A birthrate of 2.1 is needed to replace current population. Continent-wide, the European birthrateis 1.3. By 2030, Europe is expected to have a shortfall of 20 million workers. Russia is expected to lose one-third of its current population by 2050. 55

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57. Further Bad Consequences 57

58. Chemical Sex 58

59. Carbon footprint? 59

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61. Mutant fish prompt concern Study focuses on sewage plants By Theo Stein and Miles Moffeit Denver Post Staff Writers Sunday, October 03, 2004 - The fish sampling results on Boulder Creek were also disturbing. Just below the sewage plant outflow pipe, the team collected 101 females, 12 males and 10 intersex fish. Upstream of the sewage plant outflow, the team found 42 females, 37 males and zero intersex fish. 61

62. Gay “Marriages” 62

63. Myth: Sex is Just Sex: it is Just a Powerful Physical Pleasure THE BIGGEST LIE OF ALL 63

64. Fact: Sex is for Making Love and Making Babies 64

65. God is Love 65

66. Male and Female He Created Them “It is not good that man should be alone.” (Gen. 2:18) 66

67. The Importance of Marriage 67

68. Humanae Vitae 68

69. Catholics and Contraception Catholics 1960: 66% did NOT contracept 66% 80% Catholics 1995: 80% contracept 69

70. Pope Paul VI’s Predictions general lowering of morality less respect for women coercive control by governments over sexuality bodies become machines (Humanae Vitae 17) 70

71. Reasons to condemn Contraception  a violation of the good of a woman’s physical and psychological health  an impediment to the total self- giving of spousal love  a rejection of God as Creator of new life 71

72. Impediment to Total Self-Giving 72

73. I want to have sex with you I want you to be the mother of my children 73

74. We’re having a baby! 74

75. Babies are Bonding 75

76. God Creates Every Human Soul 76

77. Contraceptive Thwarts God’s Life-Giving power 77

78. Responsible Parenting 78

79. MYTH: NFP doesn’t Work “…pregnancy rates [of couples using NFP] have depended on the motivation of couples. Increasingly studies show that rates equivalent to those with other contraceptive methods are readily achieved in the developed and developing worlds. Indeed, a study of 19,843 poor women in India had a pregnancy rate approaching zero. Natural family planning is cheap, efficient, without side effects, and may be particularly acceptable to and efficacious among people in areas of poverty.” Dr. R. E. J. Ryder British Medical Journal, Sept. 18, 1993 79

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81. Benefits of NFP No bad physical side-effects Requires mutual sacrifice Enhances communication between spouses and strengthens marriages Strengthens couple’s relationship with God No harm to society 81

82. Prof Smith’s Materials: www.mycatholicfaith.org 1.Contraception: Why Not - NEW Revised and Updated Edition 2.Homosexuality: Why Not 3.Theology of the Body: The Nuptial Meaning of Our Bodies 4.Reproductive Technologies: Why Not 5.Natural Family Planning: Is it Moral? 6.Hormones “R” Us 7.Over Population: The Facts 8.“Just Follow Your Conscience” 9.The Family as a Path to Holiness 10.Contraception: The History of the Church’s Teaching 11.Contraception: Dissent from the Church’s Teaching 82

83. MYTH: It will reduce the number of unwed pregnancies FACT Last year 42 per cent of babies in the US were born out of wedlock 83