D. Openness to new life. Couples who discern that it is better for them not to have children ought to do something to help support those who have decided to be parents. Needless to say, this openness to new life requires that couples who experience an unplanned pregnancy see to it that the developing child is brought to term and placed for adoption if the parents do not want to raise the child. Abortion is unacceptable as a method of birth control, for it destroys a new life that has been conceived. E. Generosity .
Married love ought to help both individuals become more generous.
This is the surest sign that the Spirit is working in the relationship. Relationships that become too exclusive because of sexuality issues do not evidence the Spirit. These five guidelines together give a profile of chastity in marriage. No one of them should be followed without also considering the others. Taken as a whole, however, they do provide a means for balancing and correcting excesses.