| Abstract: | This is an express rejoinder to the article preceding this by Katharine Betts, The Ovulation Method of Contraception, pp. 1–14. It endeavours to present natural family planning and the ovulation method in particular in proper perspective. The ovulation method is given accurate definition and its scientific basis outlined. Criticisms of the method are answered and its advantages over other natural methods detailed. The philosophy of natural family planning is positively presented. Some conclusions are drawn about the policy of the previous Labor government and predictions are made for the future of the method. |
