I just read this amazing article on the effects that our culture's contraceptive mentality has on a woman's self image and the pressure to look "sexy." I highly recommend it: Contraception and a Woman's Self-Image.
She poses a great argument that this mentality perpetuates the idea that a woman's worth and value comes from how sexually desirable she is, especially in the context of her marriage. I want to ponder on this some more, but it just is one more example of how contraception is a silent cancer to our society and to the health of the family.
Within the same blog, the author of this article also posted about her personal witness about having 4 children and people asking her "do you want more children?!??"
It doesn't necessarily tackle the ethical issues of contraception in an academic way, which I think is the usual approach one takes when explaining why contraception is wrong. Instead, she takes a more practical, real-life account, that I think especially women can relate to.
To peak your interest, below I've listed her subpoints that she fleshes out, and I found extremely insightful:
6 reasons why “Do you want more?” isn’t the right question
1. It’s not all about me
2. It’s not all about what I want
3. I don’t have a crystal ball
4. It’s important to have a “wholeness of vision”
5. I’m not good at knowing what I want; I’m terrible at knowing what I need
6. I’m not afraid
Check it out. It's sweet. And the rest of the blog is great too: www.conversiondiary.com
