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. It has three ways of working. Its primary mechanism is to suppress ovulation, but this sometimes fails. Natural family planning research confirms that cervical mucus is an important factor in fertility.