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By John M. Grondelski, Crisis Magazine, Nov. 18, 2022
John M. Grondelski (Ph.D., Fordham) is a former associate dean of the School of Theology, Seton Hall University, South Orange, New Jersey. All views expressed herein are his own.
Today, November 18, is “World Vasectomy Day.” Its sponsors claim responsibility for more than 100,000 sterilizations. A key effort involves roaming vans that offer fast, local sterilization: it gives a new meaning to “cut and run.”
I’m assuming you know (and so I will not focus on) what and why the Church teaches about vasectomies. Instead, let’s consider the broader cultural shift this represents.
Male and female sterilization have generally lagged behind contraceptives in popularity and application as methods of fertility destruction because of their permanence ….
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