[Pflienews] PharmFacts E-News Update: New Booklet Outlines Falsity of Abortifacient "Contraception"; relies on Wilks' book

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*PharmFacts E-News Update -- 2 May 2008 AD

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http://www.lifesitenews.com/ldn/2008/apr/08042904.html
New Booklet Outlines Frightening Facts about Contraception

*"Most people have no idea of the abortifacient nature of the birth 
control pill," says author

By Michael Baggot

HESPERIA, CA, April 29, 2008 (LifeSiteNews.com) - Without a single 
reference to a Church document or a passage of Scripture, a new booklet 
from author Victor Claveau demonstrates that popular contraceptives, 
considered hallmarks of our modern culture and signs of civilized man's 
technological conquest of nature, kill at least 6 million US children a 
year <cid:part3.07080108.03080502 at pfli.org>, subject women to a host of 
harmful side effects, subvert the meaning of sex and family life, and 
have played a key role in a black genocide.

Claveau's 28-page "'Birth Control and Abortifacients' begins with a 
detailed analysis of the various standard methods of contraception, 
noting their abortifacient action and harmful side effects on women.

Claveau pays particular attention to the popular birth control pills 
that have been widely accepted, even by professedly "pro-life" women, as 
a means to reduce the sort of unwanted pregnancies that often end in 
abortion.

Birth control pills artificially flood a woman's body with high levels 
of hormones in order to produce three main effects on her body: First, 
the hormones can suppress ovulation, thus preventing the formation of 
eggs.  Second, the hormones can thicken the cervical mucus, thus 
preventing sperm from reaching the egg.  Third, the hormones can alter 
the uterine lining, thus preventing the fertilized egg from implanting 
in the uterus that provides the newly formed zygote with the oxygen and 
nutrients he needs to live.

Early birth control pills contained high levels of progestin and 
estrogen hormones and were able to suppress ovulation more than 90% of 
the time, thus preventing the union of a sperm and egg after practically 
every act of sexual intercourse.

Multiple reports of harmful side effects from the high dose pill, 
however, forced the product off of the market in the United States and 
Canada, while pills containing lower doses of the same hormones took 
their place.

Because the low-dose pill is less effective at preventing ovulation, 
more eggs are produced that will eventually fuse with sperm.

"As an egg is microscopic, it can be difficult to tell in any given case 
whether an egg really has been released.  But Dutch gynecologist Dr. 
Nine Van der Vange made an extensive study of women using these pills. 
<cid:part3.07080108.03080502 at pfli.org>  She found proof that an egg had 
been released in 4% of the cases, and found follicle growth typical of 
what one finds in early pregnancy in at least 52% of cases," writes Claveau.

Another type of birth control pill, called the mini-pill, contains less 
hormones than the low-dose pill and allows for even more instances of 
conception.

"Dr. Ronald Chez, a scientist at the National Institutes of Health 
(NIH), publicly stated that the new "mini" Pills of today, with their 
lower estrogen dose, allow ovulation up to 50% of the time!" writes Claveau.

As a result of their inconsistency in suppressing ovulation, routinely 
distributed birth control pills can act as abortifacients by allowing 
for the conception of zygotes who will die due to their inability to 
implant in the altered uterine lining.

"Most people have no idea of the abortifacient nature of the birth 
control pill," Claveau told LifeSiteNews.com.

Claveau cites a study from the Pharmacists for Life [International] 
<cid:part3.07080108.03080502 at pfli.org>that estimates that various 
popular contraceptive methods kill 6.5-11.5 million unborn children 
annually in the United States.

"The crux of the matter is that it has been said that birth control 
pills usually act by contraception, that any abortions that result 
should be accepted as an unfortunate accident.  This is a little like 
saying that it's alright to fire a gun randomly in the dark, as you 
usually won't hit anybody, and in the few cases when you do, it should 
be accepted as an unfortunate accident."

Aside from potentially killing their newly conceived child, the birth 
control pill can also wreak havoc on the user's own body.

"According to the director of Planned Parenthood of England the birth 
control pill causes 150 different chemical changes in a woman's body.  
Not one of these is beneficial."

"Other side effects of birth control pills are the development of high 
blood pressure, blood clots, stroke, heart attack, depression, weight 
gain, migraine, dark spots on the skin and difficulty with 
breastfeeding." <cid:part3.07080108.03080502 at pfli.org>

While the condom lacks the abortifacient capacitates found in various 
birth control pills, shots, and intrauterine devices, they can often 
fail to protect users from increasingly pervasive sexually transmitted 
diseases.

"One reason condoms fail in preventing the transfer of AIDS is that 
latex condoms have tiny intrinsic holes called 'voids.'  Sperm is larger 
than the holes, but the AIDS virus is 50 times smaller than these tiny 
holes which makes it easy for the virus to pass through," explains Claveau.

"To give you an idea of how easy it would be for the virus to pass 
through these holes, just imagine a ping pong ball going through a 
basketball hoop."

Cleaveau presents Natural Family Planning (NFP) as a safe, effective, 
and morally upright alternative to contraceptives.

In contrast to the "calendar rhythm method", NFP is "based on direct 
observations of various signs that occur in a woman's body (changes in 
the cervix, cervical mucus, and temperature) which tell her when 
ovulation occurs." These relatively easy-to-make observations can be 
done in minutes and have successfully been taught to illiterate couples 
in third world countries.

Unlike contraception, NFP respects the dual purposes of sexual 
intercourse: to share love and produce new life, says Claveau.  
Furthermore, Claveau debunks the myth that NFP is merely "Catholic 
contraception."

"Here's the difference between artificial birth control and NFP.  In the 
first case, one does something (takes a pill, uses a condom, etc.) to 
deliberately 'close' the life-giving power of sexual intercourse.

"In NFP, however, no such step is taken. The spouses do not act against 
their fertility. They do not reject the link between the two meanings of 
sex (love and life).  They simply follow the natural patterns of the 
body's fertility and infertility - patterns placed there by God Himself."

As the author explains, NFP is rooted in virtue, not merely physiology.  
The practicing couple learns self-control, communication, cooperation, 
and how to express their love in non-physical ways at times in order to 
resist the temptation to reduce their spouse to an object of selfish 
pleasure.

"Since the spouses can ignore worries about contraceptive failure or 
side-effects of the pill," they can actually more freely and fully enjoy 
the pleasures of the marital act.

Claveau adds that couples should only practice NFP for serious reasons, 
such as health or financial problems, lest they become guilty of "family 
avoidance," rather than "family planning."
 
The author next reflects upon Planned Parenthood (PP) founder Margaret 
Sanger's destructive and racist legacy. Sanger favored the sterilization 
of "genetically inferior races" and was concerned that "the poorer 
areas, particularly in the South . . . are producing alarmingly more 
than their share of future generations."

"The most successful educational approach to the Negro is through a 
religious appeal," wrote Sanger.  "We do not want word to go out that we 
want to exterminate the Negro population and the Minister is the man who 
can straighten out that idea if it ever occurs to any of their more 
rebellious members."

In addition to rallying black clergy to their cause, PP has also 
manipulated language to dehumanize the genetically distinct human life 
biological science recognizes in the mother's womb.

Nonetheless, some prominent black figures have seen through PP's 
deceptive tactics and have opposed their anti-life mission.  "If the 
dream of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. is to live, our babies must live," 
Claveau quotes Dr. Martin Luther King's niece, Dr. Alved King as saying.

Claveau concludes his work with an exhortation to black leadership to 
fight the black genocide Sanger and her followers have perpetrated 
through contraception and abortion.

"Since the United States Supreme Court legalized abortion in 1973, over 
17 million black babies have been aborted.  That is about one third or 
more of the black population in the United States! Approximately two out 
of three black babies are aborted in the U.S.

"If that is not racial genocide, what is?  What will it take for the 
Black moral leadership in America to come to grips with this reality?"

Claveau's well-researched, clear, and concise booklet promises to rouse 
men and women, black and white, to take action against the contraception 
and abortion that have devastated our contemporary society.

Claveau told LifeSiteNews.com that inspired readers' first response to 
the work should be prayer.  He added that "a certain activism is 
needed," and that "People need to get the word out."

The author encourages readers to spread the booklet, especially among 
church leadership, whom he challenges to "read this booklet and preach 
on it."  Claveau is offering discounts for bulk purchases of the work.

To purchase the Claveau's booklet (Catholic or non-Catholic editions):
http://www.evangelizationstation.com/Birth%20Contro_Regular%20Edition.htm

Learn more about the author:
http://www.evangelizationstation.com/htm_html/victorclaveau.htm

To obtain written material about Natural Family Planning and/or Natural 
Child Spacing contact:

The Couple-to-Couple League
PO Box 111184
Cincinnati, OH 45211                          
Telephone: (513) 661-7612


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