Hysterectomy or vasectomy for birth control purposes only, Is this a Sin?

hysterectomy or vasectomy for birth control purposes only, is this against God's will?

I wonder if this would be a sin because it prevents life. And also wonder if condons and other birth control is wrong too. What does the Bible say about this?

Robert.

ok, I do not remember most of the things I've read in old testament so I won't be able to provide specific passages, however I can elaborate some ideas.

- Since abortion is wrong, birth control that works after conception is wrong too because it kills a conceived cell whose purpose it is to grow into a person.
- Procedure on a man to prevent him from being fertile? Maybe its bad because you and your wife will be enjoying each other without possibility of having kids? Is this procedure reversable? If no, then it seems wrong because you somehow decided you dont want God to create more life.

between husband and wife, I see no biblical support to believe that surgical birth control is wrong. I personally struggle with what the right answer is to those that prevent implantation of a fertilized egg--I simply don't know the answer to that.

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I believe a tubal ligation is sufficient for causing sterility in women. http://www.tubal.org/ A hysterectomy is rarely performed unless their is life-threatening disease present. In any case the bible doesn't address it, as I'm not sure such a thing could be safely done in those days, though I'm not sure. I feel that if you feel birth control is okay, you should have no problem with either procedure, but if you feel bc is wrong, this would certainly be a sin to no lesser degree. I personally am against BC but if someone is going this route, I would hope they are 100% sure they will never, ever want to ever have kids again no matter what. But I also don't think such a thing is possible. Who knows for sure how they will feel in the future?

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I believe that if you have "doubts", then by all means DON'T DO IT. But if you are convinced that God says it is okay, then don't be troubled by the procedure for:

Romans 14:23 And he that doubteth is damned if he eat, because he eateth not of faith: for whatsoever is not of faith is sin.

Galatians 3:12-14 And the law is not of faith: but, The man that doeth them shall live in them. 13 Christ hath redeemed us from the curse of the law, being made a curse for us: for it is written, Cursed is every one that hangeth on a tree: 14 That the blessing of Abraham might come on the Gentiles through Jesus Christ; that we might receive the promise of the Spirit through faith.

I believe this to be a very personal decision one must make that is clearly NOT well established in the scriptures, thus if you are sincerely seeking the truth, then BE DILIGENT, pray, fast and whatever else it takes until you get an answer from God. AND when you do get an answer, please come back and tell us what God told you.

Blessings,

Dad Ernie

I'm not going to say whether or not it is sin, but it certainly is a bad idea. God says that having children is always an unequivocal blessing. He lists having children among the blessings He gives to those who follow Him. If women were giving bireth to gold ingots, there wouldn't be any husband stupid enought to prevent that blessing, so why do we suddenly disbelive God about the blessings when it is children. I wonder sometimes if the fact that we try to prevent God's blessings in this area doesn't perhaps get God to stop blessing us in other areas. Think about it. More, PRAY about aligning your concept of blessing with God's.

I wonder who would have a hysterectomy as birth control when there are non-surgical methods that have no hormonal imbalance issues. A vesectomy is a relatively simple procedure in comparison.

Are they sin, I don't think so. I can't myself imagine not wanting children ever but I don't think it to be sin.

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Hi everybody,

Well, of course the Catholic answer to all of this is that contraception is a mortal sin.

If you want more info on this and in depth explanation of why we feel this way, read John Paul's Theology of the Body. It's a little long but is one of the most amazing things you'll read about marriage and sexuality, i promise.

God bless you all and always! Maranatha!
Steve

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Hysterectomies can be done that cause no hormonal problems...as long as the ovaries are left intact. But, I would definitely agree that there are far more convenient and less permanent forms of effective birth control. I can't imagine why a woman would choose that option as a birth control method.

And as for vasectomies, those are not as easy to get as you might think (though significantly simpler and cheaper than a hystorectemy or a tubal ligation). The majority of doctors won't perform them on a man with no children under a certain age (around here it's usually in the late 20's). It's not a law or a regulation or anything...it's just something that many choose not to do, I can only assume, because of the ramifications such a decision might have later on. It's a procedure that CAN be reversed, but not always successfully. My brother-in-law tried and tried to get one after having 2 kids and deciding that two was enough, but couldn't get one because he was only 23 at the time. LOL, they are now expecting their 3rd child, but all that is beside the point.

I would venture to say that it's pretty darn near impossible for an 18 year old boy to walk into a doctor's office and demand a vasectomy thinking that it's a fool-proof method of birth control. My husband got one after our 2nd child when he was 32 with no problems, though. Doctor's choice, I suppose.

As for it being a sin, I personally don't think so.

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it is if you're Catholic.

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