Familienplanung und Bevölkerungswachstum als religiöse Herausforderung: die katholische Kirche und die Debatte um die Pille in den 1960er Jahren

'The introduction and implementation of the pill initiated discussions about sexuality and contraception and the moral consequences in the West German society. Especially in the Catholic Church, intensive discussions occurred: because of conceptions of natural law and moral theology, contraception was traditionally forbidden for Catholic couples. On the other hand, the fear of a fast population gr…