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Over the next few weeks, we will share “Abortion Myths” as described by journalist Christine Flowers.

The UN and the World Health Organization are pushing hormonal contraceptives on nations whose culture doesn't want it, and they are tying contraceptives, abortion, and sex education to aid funding. Find out more about it in this interview with Obianuju Ekeocha, a Nigerian woman who speaks knowledgeably about all the issues surrounding this.

Check out the Family & Pro-Life News Briefs for September, 2020, on our Respect Life page, under Documents. This news brief includes articles on the National Day of Remembrance for Aborted Children, A Better Way to Plan Your Family, a condensed statement from the US Catholic Bishops, two articles on college, one on Respect Life Month, a short article on the US Birth Rate, and an article on "Jesus, Son of an Unwed Mom."

July 19-25, 2020, the dates of National Natural Family Planning (NFP) Awareness Week, highlight the anniversary of the papal encyclical Humanae Vitae (July 25), which articulates Catholic beliefs about human sexuality, married love, and responsible parenthood. Very helpful information about the benefits of NFP, how it works, and its effectiveness, is available at the www.usccb.org website.

If you are in your fertile years, be careful about how you prevent pregnancy, since some birth control pills include medications that simply prevent implantation of the fertilized egg, a tiny human being. Click the article title for more information, and for a link to information on effective ways to plan your family by using body awareness methods that have been scientifically proven, and that have no harmful side effects.

Bearing Hope is a free peer-led support group that fosters healing, hope, and prayers for women currently struggling with infertility and pregnancy loss and other women wishing to share their own experiences. The group meets the first Tuesday of every month from 7:30 pm to 8:30 pm in the Bachmann Room at St. Gregory the Great Parish Center. For more information, click the article title.

Are you interested in finding out more about methods of family planning that solve real problems in women's health care? Join the NaProTechnology Medical Consultant Monique Ruberu MD, FACOG on Saturday, March 23, from 11:00 AM to 1:00 PM, at teh Saint Maron Maronite Church in Philadelphia. Click the article title for more information.

Despite medical advances across the board, infertility is an increasing struggle that more and more couples face. If you are seeking guidance about infertility treatments, click the article title to find contact information for medical professionals who specialize in very effective, cutting edge treatments for infertility that also uphold the dignity of Marriage.

If you are seeking guidance about infertility treatments, please remember that treatments that seek to properly diagnose and correct underlying problems or assist fertility, without replacing the marital act are encouraged by the Church to help couples achieve conception. Click the article title for more information on where you can get help from medical professionals who specialize in very effective, cutting edge treatments for infertility that also uphold the dignity of marriage.