As to your contraception question, where does abortion fit into the official Catholic position? Is it a form of contraception?
You aren’t an Ex-Catholic? Sorry, that question was directed at the Ex-Catholics who are familiar with the Church teachings on contraception.
The Church teaches that all forms of contraception (barrier, hormonal), are banned.
The rationale behind this is that the Catholic Church teaches that the unitive and procreative parts of sex are supposed to be joined together. What this means is that when you have sex you must be open to conception.