Contraception
Thank you for your patience while we transition into our new website. Please visit our old website for further information regarding contraception. Please visit our Conscience Protection page to stay updated on our efforts regarding the unjust HHS contraception/sterilization mandate. Church Documents and Teachings
Married Love and the Gift of Life , USCCB, November 14, 2006 ( en español )
Ethical and Religious Directives for Catholic Health Care Services , Fifth Edition, USCCB, November 17, 2009
Evangelium Vitae: On the Value and Inviolability of Human Life , Pope John Paul II, March 25, 1995 ( en español )
Humanae Vitae: On the Regulation of Births , Pope Paul VI, July 25, 1968 ( en español )
Over-the-Counter Contraceptives: A Terrible Idea , by Susan Wills, December 21, 2012 (en español )
A Foolish Inconsistency on Contraception , by Susan Wills, October 31, 2012 (en español ) The Contraceptive Mandate: What Is Its Real
Impact? by Susan Wills, April 16, 2012 (en español )Nicholas Kristof and Toddlers: When You Really Need a Fact Checker , by Susan Wills, November 9, 2011 Depo Provera: What the NYT Did Not See Fit to Print , by Susan Wills, November 3, 2011 The High Costs of "Free" Birth Control , by Richard Doerflinger, July 28, 2011 (en español )Things Planned Parenthood's 'Truth Team' Forgot to Mention , by Susan Wills, April 10, 2011 The Prevention Deception: How Not to Reduce Abortions , by Richard Doerflinger, 2007 (en español )
How NOT to Reduce Abortions and Support Parents , Life Insight, October/November 2006
Contraception and Abortion: The Underlying Link by Rev. Walter Schu, L.C., 2005 (en español )Emergency Contraception: Boon or Bane? by Susan Wills, 2001 (en español )
Columns and Commentary Letter in Response to NY Times article of June 6, 2012,
"No Abortion Role Seen for Morning-After Pill," by Richard M. Doerflinger, June 7, 2012 Finding Truth and Peace this Lent , by Susan E. Wills, Life Issues Forum, March 4, 2011 (en español )
Let the Taxpayers Beware! , by Susan E. Wills, Life Issues Forum, July 24, 2009 (en español )
Pope Benedict Is Right! , by Susan E. Wills, Life Issues Forum, April 3, 2009 (en español )
Be Her Joseph! by Tom Mealey, Life Issues Forum, March 20, 2009 (En Español)
On the 40th Anniversary of Humanae Vitae , by Bishop Thomas G. Wenski, Life Issues Forum, July 25, 2008
Give Kids Respect, Not Contraceptives, by Susan Wills and Theresa Notare, Life Issues Forum,, November 2, 2007
First, Do No Harm, by Susan E. Wills, Life Issues Forum, March 9, 2007
Childless by Choice or Chance, by Mary E. Jaminet, Life Issues Forum, December 1, 2006
Practical Steps to a Healthier Marriage, by Theresa Notare, Life Issues Forum, November 3, 2006
No Contraception Link, by Susan Wills, Op-Ed. in The Washington Post, October 21, 2006
Some Freebies Cost Too Much, by Susan E. Wills, Life Issues Forum, Esq., June 30, 2006
"Prevention First": Dumb Plan or Dumbest Plan?, by Susan Wills, Life Issues Forum, May 5, 2006
Making Good Marriages Great, by Theresa Notare, Life Issues Forum, July 27, 2005
Will the Winner Please Stand Up, by Gail Quinn, Life Issues Forum, March 12, 2004
The Truth About Reproductive Health, by Theresa Notare, Life Issues Forum, November 22, 2002
Catholic or Not - Who Decides?, Maureen Kramlich, Life Issues Forum, February 15, 2002
No Rest from "Mischief", by Theresa Notare, Life Issues Forum, July 21, 2000
Truth Pressed to Earth Will Rise Again, by Susan Wills, Life Issues Forum, March 18, 2000
Testimony and Letters
Cardinal DiNardo Letter on Defunding Planned Parenthood , April 13, 2011
Regarding Interim Final Rules Relating to Coverage of Preventative Services , September 17, 2010
Funding Abstinence-Education Programs , Letter to House and Senate Appropriations Committees, Cardinal Justin Rigali, May 9, 2007
Opposing Equity in Prescription Insurance and Contraceptive Coverage Act (EPICC) , Letter to Senate, Gail Quinn, July 25, 2002
Oppose EPICC , Letter to Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, Gail Quinn , September 10, 2001
Mandated Contraceptive Coverage and Conscience Protection , Letter to Congress, Rev. Msgr. Dennis Schnurr, July 26, 2000
The Lowey Amendment: Catholic Health Care and Mandatory Contraception , Letter to Congress, Gail Quinn, June 22, 1998
News Releases and Statements
Bishops to Congress: At a Time of Painful Budget Cuts, Defunding Planned Parenthood 'Not One of Those Hard Choices' April 14, 2011
Pro-Life Spokesperson Urges Institute of Medicine Committee to Focus on Life-Saving Preventive Health Services for Women, Exclude Contraception, Sterilization November 16, 2010
Pro-Life Spokeswoman Objects to FDA Approval of "Morning-After Pill" for Minors Without Prescription
April 23, 2009
Cardinal Urges Congress to Continue Funding Abstinence Programs , May 9, 2007
Response to Guttmacher Institute's Claims on Contraception and Abortion Policy , May 11, 2006
Latest Guttmacher Institute Report At Odds With Itself , May 3, 2006
Bishops' Pro-Life Official Critiques New Guttmacher Report , March 1, 2006
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