Week 5

Catholic institutions should NOT be required to provide birth control.

First of all, Catholic Institutions have always been against birth control. In 1968, Pope Paul VI pointed out that for 2,000 years, the church has been against birth control. Drastic changes weren't called for and cannot be accepted. Sex isn't for pleasure, it is for creating a family. If sex wasn't for creating a family, then it would be for pleasure without responsibility. Men would see women as an object of pleasure. This would lead to increasing numbers of rape, physical abuse, and emotional abuse. God created sex to create children, not just pleasure. Birth control isn't for creating a family; birth control is for people who do sex for pleasure. If Catholic Institutions allowed birth control, they would be encouraging sex for pleasure. This is why Catholic Institutions are against birth control. No one can FORCE them to do something they are against.

Secondly, Catholic Institutions view having birth control as a sin. An example of how birth control is a sin is found in the Bible, in the book of Genesis. A man, named Onan, slept with a woman and purposely avoided getting her pregnant. He knew that the children would not rightfully be his; therefore, he pulled away. The Lord saw this as wrong and so Onan was killed for his sin. If birth control was seen as sin, then why should Catholic Institutions be required to do something they think is wrong? Why should they be FORCED to commit sin?

These both tie into a bigger category. They have the right to choose. Choice means the liberty or right to choose; option. Required means needed; demanded as essential or obligatory. They shouldn't be required to do something when they have the right to choose whether or not they want to do it.

http://www.lisashea.com/lisabase/aboutme/birthcontrol/html

http://www.catholic.com/library/Birth_Control.asp