What is the Seventh-day Adventist position on birth control?
We recognise Adventists have different opinions about birth control, but we offer the following principles based on the biblical teaching of sexuality, marriage, parenthood and the value of children. 1. Responsible stewardship God created us with the ability to make decisions. Christian stewardship means taking responsibility for human procreation according to God’s will. 2. Procreative purpose God created us with the ability to reproduce, but procreation is not an obligation. 3. Unifying purpose God designed sex for joy and pleasure, not just conception. 4. Freedom of choice We should base our God-given freedom of choice on the ability to provide for a child’s needs; the physical, emotional, and spiritual health of the mother and other care givers; the social and political circumstances into which children will be born; and quality of life and available resources. 5. Appropriate methods of birth control The decision about which birth control method we use needs to be based on an under
