At present there is a raging debate about the so-called Reproductive Health (RH) Bill. The Church correctly says ‘no’ to the RH bill but she must not forget to announce a louder ‘yes’ to Natural Family Planning (NFP). There are many methods of modern NFP available today but the reality is that most Catholics, including many priests and some doctors, are rather ignorant about them. [James McTavish, FMVD, “No to RH Bill, Yes to NFP,” Boletin Eclesiastico de Filipinas, Vol. LXXXVII, No. 885, Jul-Aug 2011, 385-396]
Fr. James McTavish, FMVD is an Assistant Professor of Moral Theology at the Loyola School of Theology. Download his whole article here.
