Contra-Contraconception

I want to think about this principle:

(P1) It is wrong to separate the procreative and unitive aspects of marital acts

Here are some thoughts:


marital act = unitive sexual function

unitive sexual function = the single biological sexual function of two separate biological functions, male and female.

biological function = procreation

two separate functions becoming one is unitive.

A single marital act is a biological function that is procreative (procreation is its biological purpose) and unitive.

The marital act is unitive in two ways:

a. biologically: i.e., two functions become one, neither function, of the male or female, by itself can be the single unitive function
b. personally: i.e., human person's engaged in marital acts experience the unitive power of the physical process and can therefore express their person intentions for unity with the other person through the entire process in various ways and manners appropriate to married lovers engaging in marital acts.

A marital act is naturally, biologically, humanly both unitive and procreative in that its purpose is to achieve those ends. Its purpose is encoded in the mystery of personal embodiment and may or may not be fostered, praised, utilized, or cared for.

The purposes encoded in the marital act cannot both be met without the mutual intention to express tender marital love. For the unitive function is also personal and cannot be fulfilled with the free consent and intention of each spouse.

The procreative purpose encoded in the martial act has its own ebb and flow according ot the biology of human bodies.

The ability to actually procreate --to conceive-- cannot be achieved apart from the biological fecundity encoded and functioning as a matter not able to be entirely controlled by each person involved in the marital act.

Just some thoughts. Not an explicit argument yet.