WITHDRAWAL METHOD OUTSIDE OF THE CONCEPT OF NATURAL FAMILY PLANNING
WITHDRAWAL METHOD OUTSIDE OF THE CONCEPT OF NATURAL FAMILY PLANNING

Summary/Abstract: Introduction: Natural family planning is a way of life employed by married couples who respect it's physical sphere. Natural methods that take account of woman's fertile days, which serve this purpose, are based on reading the signs of fertility (temperature, mucus, cervix) and refraining from sexual intercourse during fertile window when you do not want to conceive a child. Withdrawal method, mentioned in the title, means pulling the penis out of the vagina before ejaculation to prevent pregnancy. This study aims to answer the following question: Can the popular withdrawal method be included in natural methods and thereby in natural family planning due to the lack of necessity to use external chemical or mechanical means hampering conception of a child? Method: Analytical method will be used for purposes of this study. Analysis will include the substance of natural family planning and the withdrawal method. Conclusions: The analysis will show why withdrawal method cannot be included in natural family planning. This study will additionally mention the possibility of nonconsummation of marriage, due to the method used, in the light of the Canon Law of the Catholic Church.

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