Human Fertility : Where Faith and Science Meet : Proceedings of an Interdisciplinary Conference, August 11 and 12, 2006, Washington, DC

short title Human Fertility: Where Faith and Science Meet 1 title page Human Fertility: Where Faith and Science Meet 3 copyright page 4 Conference Co-Sponsors 5 Contributors 6 CONTENTS 7 Foreword 9 Introduction 11 OPENING PRAYER & WELCOME 19 Raised to a Higher Dignity: Marriage, Family and the Ordo Celebrandi Matrimonium 23 From Contract to Covenant: Marriage in Canon Law 35 Aquinas on the End of Marriage 53 Catholic Activism in the Campaigns Against Artificial Contraception & the Sterilization of the “Unfit” in Inter-War Britain 71 The Social Effects of Contraception 89 The Oxford Conception Study Methods Overview 111 Usefulness of Electronic Hormonal Fertility Monitoring for Avoiding Pregnancy 125 Effectiveness of Various Aproaches to NFP & Beyond Scientific Choice of NFP Methodology 141 Different Methods for Different Needs: Perception, Behavior, and Effectiveness 157 A Randomized Control Trial of Teen STAR 169 The Role of Randomized Controlled Trials in NFP Studies 185 Introducing the Standard Days Method into Public-Sector Services in Peru 197 Why and How Couples Use Natural Family Planning: An International Perspective 203 Index 213 The interdisciplinary conference, Human Fertility: Where Faith and Science Meet, was held at the Catholic University of America, Washington, DC, on August 11 & 12, 2006. The co-sponsors were the Diocesan Development Program for Natural Family Planning, United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, Catholic University of America, Schools of Philosophy, and Theology & Religious studies; Georgetown University, the Institute for Reproductive Health; and Marquette University, the Institute for Natural Family Planning. Participants came from across the United States and from Canada. They included: p