The Challenge of Contraception Teresa C. Menart, MD Reproduced with permission For those who respect life.
Contraception poses a challenge to the pro- life movement.
It may not beimmediately obvious that there is any connection between contraception and abortion, but on further examination, a relationship between the two becomes apparent. Ignoring the issue of contraception leads to a lost opportunity to respect life to the fullest degree. Contraceptive use causes a devaluation of human life. We'll explore each of these ideas in the sections that follow. Let's first consider the birth control pill, the most popular contraceptive used today.