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To: AnAmericanMother
The way my rector explained it to me is that medical reasons that require a tubal ligation

There's no medical indication for a tubal ligation except to prevent pregnancy. It's never permitted.

19 posted on 07/25/2008 8:26:32 PM PDT by Campion
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To: Campion

Surely it would be preferable to a hysterectomy?


21 posted on 07/25/2008 8:40:54 PM PDT by AnAmericanMother (Ministrix of ye Chase, TTGS Ladies' Auxiliary (recess appointment))
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To: Campion
Indeed. I've been blessed five times, with three children to show for it. In each successive pregnancy, I've gotten pre-ecclampsia -- it came on earlier and was worse with each pregnancy. With the birth of my daughter, i had seizures, and ended up with a c-section at 32 weeks.

It was awful. Both of us almost died.

We went to talk to our parish priest, the Bishop and the Cardinal's staff to see if there was such a thing as a dispensation, because any more babies would kill me. The bottom line was -- There is no such dispensation available. Period. No exceptions. Granted, we're in the very conservative Archdicese of Philadelphia, but still...

We're being veeeery careful with the NFP, but frankly, I live in absolute terror of getting pregnant again.

23 posted on 07/26/2008 4:27:13 AM PDT by Malacoda (A day without a pi$$ed-off muslim is like a day without sunshine.)
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To: Campion; AnAmericanMother; Caramelgal
If a woman has an ectopic pregnancy, she can certainly have a tubal ligation; moreover, I would say that if she is at grave risk of an ectopic pregnancy (e.g, scarred endometrium resulting in a thickening at the opening to the fallopian tube which would permit the ingress of a sperm but would not permit the egress of the larger zygote), a tubal ligation would be morally innocent.

We don't know the medical situation of the woman referenced here, but it could have been the case.

It is a very bad situation for all, though, if they are unaware of modern NFP, or think it has to do with the old 50's idea of predicting fertile times on the basis of calendars, regular periods, etc.

Modern NFP is far more effective, and is not based on the prediction of fertile days at all: it's based on the detection of incipient fertility.

I highly recommend this website on Naprotechnology for a thoroughly 21st Century look at gyn health and fertility issues.

35 posted on 08/02/2008 9:12:03 AM PDT by Mrs. Don-o (What does the LORD require of you, but to do justly, to love mercy, and to walk humbly with your God)
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