Ideologies Behind Human Reproduction
Teresa Barro One of the most influential ideologies concerning human reproduction was established by the Roman Catholic Church, which insists on the need to populate the earth, regardless of the consequences. According to the Roman Catholic Church, the main purpose of marriage is procreation. A couple should have as many children as possible, such being the will of God. Neither the will of God should be resisted nor Nature interfered with. Consequently, the Roman Catholic Church opposes any form of contraception except the ¨natural rhythm¨ method which is not only highly unreliable but also threatens sexual harmony between the couple. This inflexible stand against contraception rests entirely on one sentence attributed to Yahweh in the first book of the Bible. Having created the Universe and humankind, Yahweh, satisfied with that work, exclaims: ¨Be fruitful and increase¨, ¨Be fruitful and multiply¨ or something similar, because, of course, there are differences in the translations