Q&A: Birth Control
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Birth Control
Question
A woman who is able to conceive every year and has no health problems— is the difficulty of raising children close together, or having many children, a good enough reason to use birth control?
Answer
There is no clear halakhic line here. One should make an effort, and if it is difficult, it is possible to postpone a bit.
Discussion on Answer
I don’t understand the question. A halakhic shortcoming? Certainly not. An unwise step? Possibly. It depends on the situation. I have no way to answer that, and I also don’t think I have any added value with respect to this question.
Are there cases where not preventing pregnancy is a shortcoming?
A woman who brought 4 children into the world in 6 years of marriage consulted a rabbi and told him it was hard for her, and he told her she was crazy for having had so many children in such a time span. What does the Rabbi think?