Birth Control

Petros wrote: Most forms of the pills can result in an aborted fetus. What happens is that the fertilized egg is unable to attach to the uterine wall, and because of this it dies. Some pills are meant to trick you into thinking you are pregnant by keeping you hormones elevated at the state they are when you are pregnant. Abortions can still happen this way as well, and no pill is fool proof. The Church, or at least the Church father's, have always condemned any kind of abortive birth control, and knowing the science behind most pills, I think it falls into this category. It is only recent, as a result of the decay of our society, that the Church has "allowed" contraception. Abortion, under any circumstances, would never be "blessed" by the Church, nor would (or should I say "should") bless a female to receive an abortion. for some circumstances, such as danger to mothers life, the Church would be a little more lenient toward you, then they would if you just got an abortion for any reason. It would still require a "metania" or repentance, and probably result in no Communion for a time deemed necessary by ones spiritual father. This is how it should be anyway..