I'd say something like, "Well shet mah mouth!"
But I'm not, so I'll say something like "Holy Cow!"
I just got one of those freebie magazines for nurses in the mail, and what do they have on the front page but a story on Cyclebeads!
I know I've had hard words for Georgetown in the past, but my hat is off to them for landing an article about NFP on the front page of even a freebie local nursing magazine! (Of course, in the article they never allude to the immorality of contraception; they just present it as an addition "to the contraceptive methods routinely offered to patients.) But to me this still seems like a step up.
Interestingly, the article never uses the phrase "NFP" but refers only to "fertility awareness based methods." Perhaps they're trying to avoid tripping that anti-NFP brain alarm that cripples so many secular health journals. In the past, I've only seen mainstream nursing publications refer to NFP/ fertility awareness methods with a sniff, disparaging them (incorrectly) as ineffective and something of interest only to ignorant Catholic zealots. (Some of them are still referring to "rhythm!")
They never stop to consider that even ignorant Catholic zealots might deserve health care consistent with their values, much less that other people might be interested in options beyond hormones and latex. This article cites several articles in secular journals showing the effectiveness of fertility awareness methods, so perhaps it will do some good in helping break down that anti-NFP prejudice.
At this writing, the magazine doesn't have a link up to the article. I'll try to remember to check back and see if they post one.
