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The Contraception Guidebook: Options, Risks, and Answers for Christian Couples
The Contraception Guidebook Options Risks and Answers for Christian Couples
Author: William R. Cutrer, Sandra L. Glahn
ISBN-13: 9780310254072
ISBN-10: 0310254078
Publication Date: 5/1/2005
Pages: 240
Rating:
  • Currently 3.7/5 Stars.
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3.7 stars, based on 3 ratings
Publisher: Zondervan
Book Type: Paperback
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This book lays out the current information on contraception with a balanced, cautious look at what it means for Christians. It is a good resource to get clear on the facts of what science does know, what it doesn't know, and what that might mean in a moral sense. The author is obviously in favor of the pill in its current form, but gives respectful, non-judgmental information as to why others might not be comfortable with it. Overall, a good read for anybody confused about propaganda given out by both sides of the contraception debate. I've personally studied the current research as thoroughly as I can, and didn't really learn anything new from this book.

The only scientifically off-base statement I came across was that people concerned about the (probably) rare but possible event of a break-through ovulation on the pill should also monitor their fertility signs and abstain or use alternate protection if the woman appears to be ovulating. This would be impossible to implement based on the way that the pill affects the natural fertility signals of a woman not on hormones- a "break-through" ovulation would not produce classic signs in a woman on the pill, and there may appear to be many "fertility" signs in a woman on the pill who is, in fact, anovulatory, due to the overload of hormones in her system. Other than this, all the information and advice seemed very current and accurate.