Always Learning: Lawsuits Over Birth Control

Tuesday, January 22, 2013

Lawsuits Over Birth Control

"Yes, birth control can lead to deep vein thrombosis, pulmonary embolism, stroke or gall bladder damage, call __________law firm today," the commercial said as it showed a women in a wheelchair who exclaimed, "I never thought this would happen to me."

Wow! This is worth the risk to prevent having babies? I have written about this before but to hear this as a commercial on television struck me. God wants us to have babies if we are married and physically able!

All drugs, including all artificial birth control, have side effects. Spermicides are poisons that are known to cause cancer. There are risks with tubal ligations and vasectomies. It just seems common sense to me that stopping a natural bodily function is unhealthy.

This woman writes a very good post giving a thorough examination of all the side effects of artificial birth control and even calls it "Satan's little helper." I cannot believe that God would ever endorse artificial birth control since it causes so much harm to women's bodies and prevents babies being born. She writes ~

At its most basic, I believe birth control is a plan concocted by the ultimate enemy of humanity. I believe all artificial birth control is essentially satan’s plan to cause mayhem and discord, and ultimately death and extinction, for humans.

Sex was never designed to be participated in outside of marriage. The consequences are devastating...sexually transmitted diseases, infertility, abortion, unwanted pregnancy, etc. Sex inside a marriage results in pleasure with no guilt and maybe a baby, if God blesses you.

On this anniversary of Roe Vs. Wade, may our eyes be opened to the destruction that artificial birth control started. A path that led to the wholesale approval of abortion. Stop going the way of the world. It is a broad path that leads to destruction. God's way is a narrow path that leads to life, abundant life. Children are a blessing, a gift, given by God. Be fruitful and multiply!

Enter through the narrow gate;

for the gate is wide and the way is broad that leads to destruction,
and there are many who enter through it.
For the gate is small and the way is narrow that leads to life,
and there are few who find it.
Matthew 7:13,14

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Victoria · 635 weeks ago

I was always scared of using birth control. However, I struggled with severe pain that my GYN described as mini labor pains. I was in the hospital several times for it and they gave me pain medicine that caused severe allergic reactions. Finally after 10 years I found out about mini-pills which are estrogen free. It has stopped my cycle completely and I love not dealing with the fear of the pain.

That all being said, I still wonder about the negative effects even the estrogen free pill has. I worry a bit about the fact my metabolism is awful now and I have hormone imbalances. I am thinking of trying to get off of it and use nutrition and exercise to manage pain. These ways I have research seem to really be healthy. It's funny too because the endocrinologist/specialist I went to told me to just start having children and that will reset my system and help right everything.

Anyway, as far as pregnancy control I do have a question for you...do you believe using any kind is okay, in marriage, or do you think it shouldn't be used at all in all forms, condoms, etc? I am interested in hearing your point of view.

Another note...you changed my way of thinking about having children. It is your words and your use of the bible that I keep reminding myself of when fear creeps in about not having enough to provide. I was told by many of my relatives not to have children and I am ignored when I talk about it to certain people because I am not rich like them. Following the Lord and listening to your encouragement has been a great confirmation in my life. I am still nervous but my husband and I want to have them soon, Lord willing.

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Tiffany · 635 weeks ago

Wow, beautiful post in light of the anniversary of roe v wade today. I have never been on birth control in any form, it just didn't seem right to put artificial hormones into my body. We tried for the first two years we were married before I finally got pregnant with our first. I'm SO glad we didn't wait two years with me on birth control and then start trying! Condoms and Natural Family Planning have worked great for us to space our babies out about 2 years apart. We figure that even if I did get pregnant while using these methods, it was God's plan, and we would happily welcome another baby. I can't emphasize enough though how much involving God in the decision of when to have another baby has lead us and helped us. A dear friend of mine suffered a life threatening blood clot at the age of 27 because of Yaz. It is very scary and women don't realize it!

(Just a little suggestion for the ladies who read this -- I believe every woman needs to read the book "Taking Charge of Your Fertility" by Toni Weschler. It teaches so much about your body and fertility, and makes Natural Family Planning seem pretty easy.)

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MaryAnn · 635 weeks ago

Hi Lori,

I had many problems while using Yaz and want to thank you for this post. I was taking these pills to help ease pains caused from my menstrual cycle. I am not sexually active. About three months after starting these pills, I began to have urinary track infections every few weeks. To get rid of these infections, doctors would put me on antibiotics, which we all know is incredibly harsh on your system.

When I told my doctor that I thought it might be from my birth control pills (which I started to heavily research and found similar women encountering the same issues I was), my doctor discouraged me from going off of the pill. She assumed that I would soon be having sex. This was not the case. I will not have sex outside of marriage and since I'm not married yet, I do not participate in sexual activities. The doctor actually tried very hard to talk me into just switching to a different brand of pills. I declined.

My point is that even though the doctor knew that something was going on, she discouraged me from going off of the pill. This is not right. I think that many doctors try and encourage women to have sex before marriage. Perhaps because of the abortion industry? What are your thoughts on this?

I am happy to announce that once I stopped taking Yaz, my UTIs stopped completely.

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Liz · 635 weeks ago

Thanks for the thought-provoking post!
I am definitely in agreement with it!

I don't always agree with every post but I do appreciate your unwavering dedication to the Truth. I had a discussion with my husband today about Truth being Truth, no matter how we feel about it. The submission posts are definitely the hardest for me to swallow but it has allowed me to practice living out Truth even when I feel like digging my heels in! :-)

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Joluise · 635 weeks ago

I am on birth control, it has worked for me and I have had no issues/side effects (like most of the women who take the pill). This is a personal matter between a wife and her husband and it isn't anyone else's business. My husband did not want lots of children (which we would have had if I wasn't on the pill or taking some form of birth control) and we decided to only have two children. Couples should make their own decisions (through pray) and not feel pressured from other women.

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Pam · 635 weeks ago

Thanks for the post! While I was researching birth control options while I was engaged, I was surprised by the amount of side effects of HBC. Plus, I have a huge personal issue with how many of the methods of birth control work. Personally, I can't use a method of birth control that would possibly make it more difficult for a fertilized egg to implant.

So, I don't use HBC, but I do use the Fertility Awareness Method (FAM) of birth control. This is like Natural Family Planning, but different because during a woman's fertile time, she and her husband will use a barrier method (such as a condom) instead of abstaining during that time if the couple is trying to avoid pregnancy. Personally, I think FAM should be more widely taught/discussed as a viable option for birth control. If I hadn't really researched this online, I would have never found FAM. Like another commenter said, the book "Taking Charge of Your Fertility" is a great read for teaching this method.

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Lindsay Harold · 635 weeks ago

My husband and I don't use birth control. When and if we decide that we have enough kids or that my body needs a break for awhile, we plan to use the FAM or NFP methods. So far, however, we've been married almost 3 years and have one baby and another on the way. They'll be just under 2 years apart, which is fine. Breastfeeding can help some women naturally space children and it worked for me.

I couldn't use hormonal birth control because there is a risk of breakthrough ovulation, which means a baby could be formed and then die because he couldn't implant. I don't want to accidentally kill my children. Of course, there are also many side effects of birth control pills including blood clots, lower libido, and even permanent fertility problems. The hormones are also shed in urine and get into the water supply and can cause problems for the environment and other people. I sometimes wonder if the hormones we ingest in our water are a cause of infertility in some people.

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Lindsay Harold · 635 weeks ago

Another side-effect of contraceptives is that, as a culture, we have come to see children as something to be avoided and sex as merely a recreational activity. Sex is not ONLY for procreation, but that is one of its purposes. People used to think hard before engaging in sex because it had such serious consequences. Now, people say that "consent to sex isn't consent to pregnancy," as if pregnancy wasn't a natural consequence of sex. They don't link the two in their minds. That disconnect can only happen in a society where birth control is so common that people think they have a right to sex without consequences. And if birth control fails, they think they are being "forced" to carry a child (and should, therefore, be able to abort the child).

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Lindsay Harold · 635 weeks ago

I'm not saying that birth control itself is a bad thing necessarily, but people need to keep in mind that it is only a way of lowering the risk of getting pregnant. Once a child exists, he has a right to live. People must be willing to accept the consequences of having a child if birth control should fail, because it often does. This means that married couples, while they can use birth control if they wish, must still be open to welcoming a child if birth control should fail.

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tbg · 635 weeks ago

Also very interesting to note that regardless of your opinion on married women using birth control, it was birth control the introduced the idea of sex purely for recreation and without any need for commitment. Without more reliable forms of birth control that could be used by a woman (or man) alone with no need for communication or collaboration it allowed sex to be engaged in without either a secure, stable and committed relationship, or risking pregnancy. This encouraged people to think of it as a recreational activity devoid of commitment and connection and issued in the permissive attitudes we saw starting in the 70's and completely out of control now with the hook up culture.

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Linda · 635 weeks ago

I teach NFP and just wanted to let everyone know that NFP can help people either achieve or postpone pregnancy. NFP works for those even with irregular cycles.

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Danielle B · 635 weeks ago

Most women are naive and think it's okay to take hormonal bc. Most take it w/o blinking or asking for a simple blood test to make sure they have normal blood clotting. I was going to go on it a yr or so ago and I mentioned inadvertently that my mom couldn't take bcp because she got clots, and that was 1969. So, my dr ordered bloodwork on me and found I clot more than the normal person. It is rare, but it does happen.

I think doctors should do bloodwork before giving out ANY hormonal bc. It's not cheap, it was nearly $1,000. But it was covered by my employer's insurance.

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Trudy Callan · 635 weeks ago

Do you have any thoughts on having babies in your fifties? Do you think birth control should be used when you are that old, or do you think that it is best to leave it up to God? I understand that whatever your thoughts are on this, that it is a personal decision between husband and wife, but I would still like to know what you think. I am almost 48 and still not anywhere near the end of my fertile period. I have six children, the youngest now 1 1/2. If this is not too personal of a question, what would you do if you were me? As part of the decision, I will remind you of a little of my story. My husband had a heart attack almost a year ago. He is doing well now. Our baby has down syndrome and needs occupational therapy daily. We homeschool. My husband is 52.

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Trudy Callan · 635 weeks ago

Thank you for your answer, Lori. I think I am actually still very fertile. Surprising I know. I have not experienced any changes within my body yet. My doctor said the oldest woman he delivered that conceived naturally was either 52 or 53. I think my biggest concern with having more is that we would live long enough to rear them. I think it would also be sad to have a teen who needs mom and dad but instead is having to take care of them. To avoid that, I try very hard to eat healthy and exercise. I also want to make sure that we are able to give Samantha our DS blessing all of the attention she needs to grow and develop to her fullest potential. I do not plan on having more. Of course, if I did have another, I would love that baby just as much as the others. I really wanted to know what you thought because I agree with everything you teach and highly respect you. So thanks again for responding. As a sidenote, I am only two weeks away, or less, to becoming a grandmother (Mimi). :) Thank you for your blog. I read every post. I think you are helping many. I hope you never stop.

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Kristen · 635 weeks ago

I remember when these pills first came out and my doctor gave me a sample of them. I brought them home, but the more I thought about it the more I thought there just seemed something wrong and unnatural with only having your period 4 times a year like she told me I would. I threw them away and told my husband, watch the lawyer adds on tv in 5-10 yrs and you will see stories about women who have problems because of it. I was on birth control to regulate my period and decided to go off of it permanently because I figured dealing with horrible cramps and not being regular was better than major health problems down the road. Doesn't it seem like the medicines on the market always have worse side affects than the problem you're trying to cure?!

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Gillian · 635 weeks ago

Thank you. I am encouraged to hear of Christians truly standing up for the right. Well done.

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Frances · 635 weeks ago

Thank you for this post. This very subject has been on my heart lately. My husband and I are trying to have our first baby, and I have been thinking about whether I wanted to ever go back on the pill again. My heart keeps leaning strongly toward "NO!" I will have to check out the other natural methods the ladies above have mentioned when it is time for us to make that decision together. I would rather my body be on its own clock than on an artificial timetable.

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