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Poison Pill

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At my 21-week prenatal appointment, my doctor asked if I had read the August edition
of Prevention magazine, and urged that I do so, as she is mentioned in one of the
articles, though not by name.

My gynecologist is the only one in the Allentown, PA area that is 100% pro-life
in support of NFP, and will not prescribe hormonal contraceptives (i.e. the pill).
She and other doctors like her, as well as pharmacists like myself who refuse to
dispense the pill and other contraceptives, are under major slanderous attack in
an article entitled “Access Denied.”

The article, which is quite long and involved, states that access to birth control
is a basic right in the world of women’s health and those of us who will not participate
in its distribution are denying women the proper standard of care. The quote that
burned me the most was from a woman who could not get her “last-minute”
pill prescription filled at a CVS – “I don’t think pharmacists should be in
a position to make that decision.” Yet any pharmacist who dispensed a teratogenic
(i.e. harmful, possibly fatal to an unborn child) medicine to an obviously pregnant
woman would face a lawsuit the size of Texas!!!

I’m obviously heated on this issue. In any case, what I’m asking of all of you is
first of all to pray! Pray for all those in health care under fire for this issue,
and for those beginning health care careers who will face tough decisions about
this matter. Secondly, for all those who like to be active and speak out, I’m asking
you to, if possible, pick up a copy of Prevention magazine for August 2004, read
the article, and flood the
editors with letters to the contrary! The good news is this article would
not have been written if those who support abortion and birth control were not scared.

Women reading an article like this are bound to be misinformed and/or uninformed
about the truths (and lies) concerning birth control. I’m going to do my best to
help them find out the facts and defend my profession.

I’d also urge people, particularly women, to write to Grassfire,
the SBA List, and Feminists
for Life.

Lazy?

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It’s good to see that natural family planning has made the news. The Washington Post has published an article about CycleBeads, a reworked version of the old rhythm method. This article is mostly positive. However, there’s a definite bias against "complicated" methods that involve keeping track of anything beyond what day it is.

"These methods are just too complicated," said Victoria Jennings, director of the IRP. "It takes two weeks to train a provider on these methods at minimum, and eight sessions with a client to learn how to use these methods."

That’s absolute bull. My fiance and I taught ourselves about NFP in preparation for our wedding. She’s been collecting data for some time now so that we have a really good picture of her typical cycle. It DID NOT take "eight sessions" – however long those are supposed to be – to learn it. We both read Taking Charge of Your Fertility by Toni Weschler and bought Ovusoft, a program for keeping track of all the data that supposedly force "a woman to be a fastidious accountant", as the article says. The only thing that takes some learning is how to deal with the program when it predicts strange things. Though, usually it’s caused by forgetting to log body signs for a couple days.

The CycleBeads website asks, "Why choose CycleBeads?" My answer is, "People are too lazy to take a temperature or check cervical fluid".

Double Shot of Reproduction

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Here is another example of chemical birth control (pharmakeia) being bad for women.

Birth
Control Shot Linked to Bone Thinning
Thu May 13,10:57 AM ET

“NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Depo-Provera (depot medroxyprogesterone), a popular
birth control injection, seems to promote bone loss, and the effects increase over
a 2-year period, new research shows.”

Just when radical feminists thought they’d be rid of men… 😉

Dads
Deliver More Than Just DNA, Scientists Say
Wed May 12, 3:51 PM ET
By Patricia Reaney

“LONDON (Reuters) – Men can breathe a sigh of relief. Despite the specter of cloning and the birth of a fatherless mouse, scientists have
uncovered evidence that men play a more vital role in procreation than they may
have thought. Male sperm not only fertilizes the female egg, it also delivers male chromosomes and messenger RNA, molecules that carry codes that may help the embryo develop and grow.”

Protected Speech?

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While I disagree with the publication of the article in the first place, I think a better solution than confiscation would have been to publish a companion column explaining Church’s teaching on contraception.

College Removes Newspapers With Condom Commentary

“A college in the North Hills pulled copies of a student newspaper because it contained a column about condom use, Channel 4’s Sheldon Ingram reported Wednesday.”

Copies of student paper confiscated
La Roche says column, religious values at odds
Wednesday, April 21, 2004
By Bill Schackner, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

“La Roche College removed copies of the student newspaper from its campus, saying an opinion column supporting condom use could have been misinterpreted by families who visited the Catholic school last weekend.”

Pill Pushers

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Judging by Western attitudes toward abortion and contraception, it’s obvious where priorities lie. Instead of developing drugs to fight diseases, we’re working on frivolities like male contraceptives.

Drugmakers Step Up Work Toward ‘Male Pill’
By Sitaraman Shankar

"FRANKFURT (Reuters) – German drugmaker Schering AG said Wednesday it and Dutch firm Organon had started mid-stage trials on a contraceptive injection for men that could be the next step toward the elusive ‘male pill.’"