If many get their way, birth control in the US will not only be legal and encouraged as it is now, but it will also be free under the new health care law. You must realize that the people behind this idea view people are problematic on the whole. If only there were less people, there would be so many less problems. That is their contention. Such a contention stands in contrast to the scriptures which clearly teaches the value of each human life that God gives. People are God’s greatest blessing to people. And a culture that almost universally says no to the blessings of God is sick society indeed. To contend that a practice that by its very definition and medical intention prevents life saves lives should be an obvious contradiction, but not so in our world. No, instead is suggest that we need immunization against the “disease” called babies.
Sadly, the Roman church is the only one even questioning this move with any institutional strength. Lutherans for Life won’t get anywhere near this issue. Neither will most protestant churches’ pro-life groups.
When will the church stand up not only for life in the womb but against wombs guarded against life? When will we say that to prevent life is simply inconsistent with the scriptures where children are always prayed for and not planned against? When will we say that we do not want a free means to refuse the blessings of God?
The people behind the movement want less people. Do you?
Contraception could be free under health care law
WASHINGTON (AP) – Fifty years after the pill, another birth control revolution may be on the horizon: free contraception for women in the U.S., thanks to the new health care law.
“There is clear and incontrovertible evidence that family planning saves lives and improves health,” said obstetrician-gynecologist Dr. David Grimes, an international family planning expert who teaches medicine at the University of North Carolina. “Contraception rivals immunization in dollars saved for every dollar invested. Spacing out children allows for optimal pregnancies and optimal child rearing. Contraception is a prototype of preventive medicine.”
“We can look at other countries where birth control is available for no cost, and what we see are lower pregnancy rates, lower abortion rates and lower teen pregnancy,” said Cecile Richards, president of Planned Parenthood.
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It ticks me off to no end that LFL won’t get involved with anything to do with contraception. They won’t talk about if it’s okay (I’m not suggesting anything one way or the other), they won’t mention it with regard to health care – they’re the “typical” anti-abortion/pro-life group that is concerned with getting the conceived baby out alive… and that’s it.
Getting the conceived baby out alive is great – it should be lauded. But there’s also supporting the mom after the baby is born to raise the child both physically and spiritually… and there’s the treasuring of the gift of one’s sexuality (not the free distribution of it to whomever is “differently equipped”) and the obedience to God’s command to be fruitful and multiply. Nowhere in any translation that I’ve read have I seen “be fruitful and multiply if your house is big enough and you make enough money – otherwise try not to get pregnant, m’kay?”