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YEAR: 1975

CATEGORY: Contraception (Birth Control) and Family Planning

TITLE

Family planning and contraception. [Familienplanung und

Empfaengnisverhuetung.]

AUTHORS

Reuss JM

SOURCE

Mainz, Germany, Mattias-Gruenewald-Verlag, 1975. 64 p.

ABSTRACT

Theological arguments concerning family planning and the use of contraception are presented, based on a

proposition entitled "Marriage and family life lived according to Christian principles", presented to the 5th full

congress of the German Synod of the Roman Catholic Church, and the papal Encyclical Humanae vitae. The

Synod's proposition recognizes the necessity in modern times for family planning. The choice of contraceptive

method is the responsibility of the married couple, but such family planning decisions must not be based on

egotistical motives. The proposition is in conflict with the papal encyclical, which forbids any type of contraceptive

method except the rhythm method. Various aspects of the content and nature of the encyclical are examined. It is

concluded that the papal encyclical cannot be regarded as infallible, and that the Synod proposition serves to

provide objective criteria for family planning not contained in the encyclical. The Synod proposition does not,

however, have the authority of the Catholic church's educational establishment as does the papal encyclical. But the

proposition may represent a position which in the future will be found to be objectively right. The object of such

guidelines is in any case that family planning should not be based on impulse but on decisions made in a manner

responsible to God. (PubHealth.info Document ID: CONT7T 2555-06)

PubHealth.info NOTE: The author(s) of this article titled, "Family planning and contraception. [Familienplanung und

Empfaengnisverhuetung.]", is(are) Reuss JM. The source of this article is "Mainz, Germany, Mattias-Gruenewald-

Verlag, 1975. 64 p.". This article was published in 1975 in German language(s). (PubHealth.info® Document ID:

CONT7T 2555-06. All rights reserved with PubHealth.info) PIN: 32555

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