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Standard gender dysphoria treatment starts with changing dress and pronouns, then moves to puberty-blocking drugs and then typically sex-change surgery. But while puberty blockers are technically a reversible intervention, they have serious risks. And surgery harms health even more. SOURCES & MORE INFO ➡️ On gender ideology: https://www.hli.org/resources/gender-ideology-latest-assault-children/ ➡️ "Pubery blockers are more than a pause button": https://statsforgender.org/puberty-blockers-are-more-than-a-pause-button-roughly-98-of-children-who-take-them-go-on-to-take-cross-sex-hormones/ 📒 FREE EBOOK: Which Cosmetics Use Fetal Cells?: https://www.hli.org/offers/cosmetics-e-book/

Some people think we should affirm a person's gender identity no matter what; others believe that gender identity should match biological sex. Who's right? More at https://www.hli.org/resources/gender-ideology-latest-assault-children/

In vitro fertilization raises some big ethical questions, especially regarding the treatment of human embryos. What does the Catholic Church say? MORAL ways to overcome fertility: https://www.hli.org/resources/catholic-teaching-on-infertility-treatments/ SOURCES AND MORE INFO: ➡️ IVF ethical issues: https://www.hli.org/resources/in-vitro-fertilization-ethical-issues/ ➡️ Embryo freezing: https://www.hli.org/resources/embryo-freezing/ ➡️ Catechism of the Catholic Church on IVF: https://www.hli.org/resources/catechism-of-the-catholic-church-ivf/

Cohabiting couples are hurting themselves! The Catholic Church opposes living together before marriage because premarital sex is bad for people. SOURCES AND MORE INFO: https://www.hli.org/resources/four-cohabitation-before-marriage-statistics/

Many couples live together to see if they'd be a good fit for marriage and to prevent future divorce. Truth is, cohabitation INCREASES divorce rates. Sources and more info: https://www.hli.org/resources/four-cohabitation-before-marriage-statistics/

The Catholic Church has 5 rules for whether an infertility treatment is ethical. In-vitro fertilization (IVF) is disqualified under the guidelines, but many other methods of assisted reproduction are permitted. Donum vitae: https://www.vatican.va/roman_curia/congregations/cfaith/documents/rc_con_cfaith_doc_19870222_respect-for-human-life_en.html More info: https://www.hli.org/resources/in-vitro-fertilization-ethical-issues/

Catholic teaching on contraception and sexual ethics summarized in the 7 key points of Pope St. Paul VI's 1968 encyclical, Humanae Vitae. Learn more: https://www.hli.org/resources/7-basic-points-humanae-vitae-summary/

The Catholic Church condemns sterilization for the same reasons she forbids all contraception--and also because sterilization mutilates a healthy organ system. SOURCES AND MORE INFO: ➡️ About sterilization: https://www.hli.org/resources/catholic-church-teach-sterilization/ ➡️ The principle of double effect: https://www.hli.org/resources/principle-double-effect/

The Church’s opposition to birth control is often characterized as an opinion, not infallible doctrine. So, what makes a Catholic teaching infallible? Sources and more info: https://www.hli.org/resources/church-teaching-contraception-infallible/

Why does the Catholic Church forbid contraception? By doing so, the Church opens couples to the possibility of true marital love. More at https://www.hli.org/resources/intro-church-teaching-contraception-hli/

Virtually every Christian denomination opposed contraception from its founding: their teachings on birth control only changed under the pressure of public opinion in the 20th century. Today, only the Catholic Church stands strong against artificial means of birth prevention. Sources and more info: https://www.hli.org/resources/historical-church-teaching-contraception/

Natural family planning is at least as effective as contraception, without all the side effects. Even more, NFP can have a big positive impact on couples' relationships. Sources and more info: https://www.hli.org/resources/contraception-vs-nfp-hli-educational-series/

Natural family planning (NFP) is an all-natural method of regulating fertility, based on understanding the fertile periods of the woman's menstrual cycle. Couples use NFP to both achieve and avoid pregnancy. Sources and more info: ➡️ On NFP: https://www.hli.org/resources/what-is-nfp/ ➡️ The rhythm method: https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/rhythm-method-birth-control/ ➡️ The Billings Ovulation Method: https://www.billings.life/en/effectiveness-in-preventing-pregnancy.html ➡️ The Creighton Model: https://www.tcnfp.org/creighton-model-effectiveness/