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...opening statement, Fletcher said, "In the past people have been victimized by Jewish, Protestant, and Catholic naturalism," that is, the belief that God's will determines whether or not children arrive...
...Fletcher said, theologians--Catholic and non-Catholic--are coming to realize that "sex in itself is a divine human good...
...possibility of scientific control of procreation raised three moral questions, to which Fletcher offered answers. First, on whether birth control should be used at all, there is no longer great disagreement. Catholics (who approve the rhythm method) and non-Catholics alike endorse the practice...
...Second, Fletcher found that "sterilization for social or medical reasons can be a conscientious practice." Although this position is disputed, Fletcher observed that the bishop who denounced a Virginia hospital for offering voluntary sterilization got little support. Fletcher called pills such as Enovid simply a form of temporary sterilization...
...Finally, Fletcher said, "I see nothing wrong with abortion." Out loud, practically nobody favors abortion to prevent life, he said, "but a lot of this is hypocrisy: look what happens when Mr. and Mrs. Pious Stuffed-Shirt discover that their own daughter is in trouble...