If contraceptives are considered abortion in some religions?

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So I was in my human sexuality class and out teacher was talking about how her son went to a bible college, she doesn't want to say what kind of church she goes to so this is how she refers to it, and her son told her that in one of his classes the teacher taught that any form of contraceptives, besides the rhythm method, is considered abortion (which she was mortified by).

And I was thinking about it and I was like well, since that is considered abortion then shouldn't a women getting her period and not getting pregnant every time she ovulates be considered abortion too because, for example, if you use a condom you are just preventing the sperm and egg from joining...and even if you are using the rhythm method you are still technically preventing any sperm from getting to a ovum.

If that makes any sense? I know this is a random question...and it's opinion based...but TECHNICALLY speaking shouldn't what i thought be true?
 
Contraception is NOT the same as abortion. One is preventing pregnancy and the other is terminating pregnancy. HUGE difference. As populated as the world is, I'm not sure we would be good stewards if we have babies we can't afford. I'm a Christian and I have no problem with contraceptives. I would certainly tell any couple that decision is up to them.
 
Some contraceptives, not only in some religions, but in biology. Many oral (hormonal) contraceptives do not actually prevent pregnancy. They cause the lining of the uterus to reject the ovum, whether it has been fertilized or not.
 
Yes that makes no sense... the human starts to form in the womb... this is why we say that life begins at conception.
 
I know for Catholics preventing conception is a no-no. Rhythm method is fine, using artificial products such as condemns are not.

The birth control pill is a no no because it prevents the impregnated egg from attaching to the uterine wall, as does an IUD.

Catholics just want more little Catholics around tithing more money for the church. Supposedly God said be fruitful and multiply. We did that. He did not say over populate the earth and ruin it.

Some people just don't think.

I'm not a fan of abortion but I have no problem as an atheist preventing pregnacy.
 
Any contraceptive that interferes with a fertilized egg many religions do have an issue with. So that is pretty much all of them except condoms, the rhythm method and abstinence. That is why when they right these abortion bills that redefine a fertilized egg as a human they are potentially using language that could make some forms of birth control illegal. I doubt it will happen, but there are people who do believe these things.
 
let's take oral contraceptives as an example, i.e., birth control pills. do you know how they work? they actually abort the child by not allowing it to implant in the uterine lining and then it's washed away with the next menstrual cycle. it's more technical than that, but that's the gist of it.

in addition, women abort spontaneously every day--perhaps you or i have and not even known it--this is what we call miscarriage. it happens.

but yes, anything that intentionally causes the baby to die, including contraception, is sin.
 
No. Abortion is a medical term, which refers to the termination (whether natural or unnatural) of a existent pregnancy. Therefore, abortion can only occur AFTER fertilization, which means any method of contraception cannot be considered "abortion" in any way.

Technically speaking, a "miscarriage" is medically termed a "spontaneous abortion".
 
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