Pope Paul VI had his opinions about sex; his so called natural laws. He believed it was only accepted under God and natural when it was between a husband and his wife. He also believed it was only "legitimate" when it is done the "natural" way without any means of contraception (Paragraph 11). A woman should never limit her fertility, she must always remain fertile because that is considered the word of God. So in todays world, Pope Paul VI would consider the Duggar family the so called "perfect" family and he would consider the rest of the world to be going against the word of God. The majority of the world uses some sort of contraception. It has become this social construction and has evolved into being a current "natural law". It is no longer considered taboo. Today, society tells you to limit and not risk fertility. They ultimately want you to be infertile. According to the Pope, the only lawful birth control is no birth control(paragraph 14). He is probably rolling over in his grave over the Plan B controversy. The Pope's claims are no longer/will never be relevant and have become extremely outdated. Very few still support his claims because the idea of sex has become a norm in society. In the Pope's days, sex was a private and unspoken act. Whereas, today it has become more public and accepted. The idea of sex and contraception is advertised and seen everywhere. In todays world, contraception is the natural way to go about things. It has become the safest, healthiest, and recommend practice. If people went by Pope Paul VI's claims the world's population would be reaching its capacity. Pope Paul VI had the right intentions with his claims. They were his beliefs of how society should live under the word of God. But today they are just not plausible. Contraceptives will remain controversial for religious and political reasons. But for now contraception has become not only a cultural norm but it has become human nature.
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