Islam- R&f- Contraception

Question 1

Contracepion

Answer 1

Way of preventing pregnancy when a couple has sex

Main ways: artificia- pill, diaphragm, condom, spermicide, coil, morning afetr pill
Natural- rythym method (time with menstrual cycle), withdrawal
Sterilisaton- sergical operation- more permenant

Question 2

Family planning

Answer 2

Using contraception to control how many children couples have and when they have them

Question 3

Contemproary british attitudes towards contraception

Answer 3

Most people in britain- accept use of contraception for family planning- some oppose artificial but accept natural- catholic against artificial
Other beliveers gagree with muslims that methods that cause abortion are wrong- but may think medical advances in preventing unwanted pregnancies should be welcomed and used responsibly for personal reasons
Also control population of world/prevent std
British muslims generally agree that contraception acceptable within marriage

Question 4

muslims beliefs on contraception and family planning

Answer 4

M believe children gift from a- shouldnt use contracepption
Opposed to sex outside or before marriage- contraception enables this- not used as a safety device to ensure no unwanted preganancy outside marriage
At tiem m- some people killed children if didnt have resources to look after them- ‘kill not your children on a plea of want’
Most m accept use of contraception for family planning as long as not used to prevent having children altgether
Some may prefer to use natural methods of contraception but accept artificial methods to wife health 0
Eg. Space out pregancies, avoid financial diff
Generally any method fine unless cause damage to health

Question 5

Muslim pro contraception

Answer 5

Quran no direct teaching family planning
‘God wishes to lighten your burden; man was created weak’ quaran - argue islam doesnt want to impose hardship on people- sympathetic to family planning
Hadith shows m knew of birth control and apporved of it in appropriate circumstances

Aricenna- muslim scholar 11th centry- list 20 diff ways of birth control
Most common withdrawal, approved in islam, now many m say wifes consent is required

Some promenant scholars decide contraception can be used:
Mother health is threatened
Family doesnt have moeny to bring up a child
Child born with physical mental degects
Need to limit no children- so dont affect living standards of otehr children

Question 6

Islam against contraception

Answer 6

Some musilms think contraception i wrong
Interfere with gods plan, god gave people the strength and meaning to have children

‘Do not kill your children for fear of poverty’ whilst against infanticide- could argue against contraception
Steralsiation permenant
Morning afetr pill- destroy life- haram
Barrier could be used if one has std