Religious Beliefs about Contraception & Family Planning (OCR GCSE Religious Studies): Flashcards

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Contraception definition

Preventing pregnancy when a couple has sex

Three types of contraception methods

Artificial, natural, and permanent

Examples of artificial contraception

Condom, pill/injection, coil

Rhythm method explanation

Woman works out least fertile days from menstrual cycle

Permanent contraception method

Operation to sterilise a man/woman

Roman Catholic view on artificial contraception

Morally wrong

Why Roman Catholics oppose artificial contraception

Sex is intended to create new life; contraception interferes

Roman Catholic view on natural family planning

Acceptable as no artificial intervention

Church of England view on artificial contraception

Approves its use

When C of E accepts contraception

When baby would cause serious issues (illness, poverty)

Islamic view on contraception within marriage

Permitted for family planning purposes

Islamic view on permanent contraception

Generally discouraged unless serious health concerns

Two purposes of sex (Roman Catholic)

Unitive (bonding) and procreative (producing children)

Family planning definition

Controlling number and spacing of children in a family

Islamic requirement for using contraception

Both spouses should agree

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