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For Further Study

The Early Church Fathers on Contraception (Free)
Books - Sex au Naturel by Patrick Coffin and Why Humanae Vitae Was Right by Janet Smith and The Bible and Birth Control by Charles D. Provan.
DVD - Contraception: Why Not? by Janet Smith

Essays for Lent: Natural Family Planning
Divorce Rate Comparisons Between Couples Using NFP & Artificial Birth Control

'Amazing Grace for Those Who Suffer'
Natural and Unnatural (father of 5 shocks mother of 1)
NFP — It Ain’t Your Momma’s Rhythm
Responsible Parenthood in a Birth Control Culture, Part Two [Open]
Responsible Parenthood in a Birth Control Culture, Part One [Open]
Contraception v. Natural Family Planning — Part 5 of 6 [Open]
Journey to the Truth (Natural Family Planning) [Open]
Enslaving Women One Pill at a Time (Birth Control Pills and Natural Family Planning)
New Study Shows Natural Family Planning Technique More “Effective” Than Contraception
Fargo) Diocese set to require pre-marriage course in natural family planning

Making Babies: A Very Different Look at Natural Family Planning
Clerical Contraception (Important Read! By Fr. Thomas J. Euteneuer)
(Fargo) Diocese set to require pre-marriage course in natural family planning
Natural Family Planning Awareness Week, July 25, 2004
IS NATURAL FAMILY PLANNING A 'HERESY'? (Trads, please take note)
Thanks Doc: More (and Younger) Doctors Support Natural Family Planning
Couple say Natural Family Planning strengthens marriage
Reflections: Natural family planning vs sexism
British Medical Journal: Natural Family Planning= Effective Birth Control Supported by Catholic Chrch
Natural Family Planning

[i]”NFP is just as effective as any method of contraception”[/i][br][br]

lol.

That’s the best, concise defense of NFP that I’ve read.

BTW, breast cancer rates have increased dramatically since the introduction of the (hormone) pill in the sixties.

I looked up the stats myself, and found a 250% increase in the US. In Japan, the rate of increase is 65%.

It’s a well-kept secret. The stats are hard to find, which is suspicious, considering the disproportionate publicity regarding breast cancer, in comparison to other forms of cancer.

-—Contraception is wrong because it separates sexual intercourse from its procreative function. Thus, sex can become an end unto itself. The result is mutual selfishness. Making love should never be reduced to a means of relieving oneself-—

I reread the article and realized that the author neglected to mention that the same mentality can be adopted by couples who practice NFP.

Pope John Paul II called this “the contraceptive mentality.” NFP must only be used for grave reasons.

This is where the rubber meets the road.

The reason NFP isn't widely known is that there's no money in it. Once a couple learns NFP, they're autonomous. They don't need prescriptions or pharmacists. Just a thermometer and some graph paper, or a book on how to observe cervical mucus. No way for anyone to make money out of NFP.

Organizations like the Couple to Couple League, which promote NFP, depend on voluntary donations for their operating costs.

It is just a crying shame that the Church doesn't make more effort to promote NFP and inform people about it.