Footnote

a A newly developed hormone pill is beginning to be used. It consists solely of a minute dosage of progesterone, and thus has been dubbed the “minipill.” Regarding it, Newsweek of January 15, 1973, reported: “The minipill is believed to confine its action to the lining of the uterus itself; it does not prevent ovulation, but apparently makes the uterine lining unsuitable for implantation of the fertilized egg,” which means that it evidently allows conception to occur. Thus, for Christians there is a definite moral aspect to consider, should a physician recommend the “minipill.”