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Among Christian denominations today, however, there is a large variety of views regarding birth control that range from the acceptance of birth control to only allowing natural family planning to teaching Quiverfull doctrine, which disallows contraception and holds that Christians should have large families. [3] [4]
The story of Walatta Petros, a 17th-century Ethiopian noblewoman who was later made a saint, shows that Christianity has a complex history with abortion and contraception. A 1721 manuscript ...
Under the first Christian Roman emperor Constantine, there was a relaxation of attitudes toward abortion and exposure of children. [149] Bakke writes, "Since an increasing number of Christian parents were poor and found it difficult to look after their children, the theologians were forced to take into account this situation and reflect anew on ...
Protestant views on contraception are markedly more pluralistic than the doctrine expressed by the Magisterium of the Catholic Church, due to historical divergences of theological thought that began during the Protestant Reformation, including the rejection of an infallible doctrinal authority other than Scripture.
Abortion is far more complex than the false binary choice between one or the other. To ratify abortion on demand does not exhibit God’s love fully any more than does prohibiting all abortion.
Birth control movement in the US; Canadian Eugenics The Famous Five. Sexual Sterilization Act; Japanese eugenics; Hispanic eugenics. Mexican eugenics; Swedish sterilization program (1906–1975) Peruvian sterilization program (1990–2000) Population planning in Singapore; Neo-eugenics. He Jiankui genome editing incident; Human genetic enhancement
Under the first Christian Roman emperor Constantine, there was a relaxation of attitudes toward abortion and exposure of children. [1] Bakke writes, "Since an increasing number of Christian parents were poor and found it difficult to look after their children, the theologians were forced to take into account this situation and reflect anew on ...
This article will discuss various views on birth control of the major world religions Christianity, Buddhism, Judaism, Islam, Hinduism, and Baha'i. The question of whether contraception is a viable option for participants has a range of different beliefs and arguments, which depend on the religion's views on when life begins, and questions of a ...