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Almost sixty years after the Food and Drug Administration approved the artificial birth control pill for contraceptive use, these predictions have grown roots. Unfortunately, turning our backs on God\u2019s plan for sexuality has disrupted our planet beyond the moral realm and affects the health of women, the health of society, and the health of wildlife in profound and tangible ways. Conversion refers to a change of heart, mind, and behavior concerning the stewardship of the body and creation. As opposed to artificial birth control, no known environmental or personal health risks exist in relation to natural family planning methods. Evangelization with subsequent conversion offers hope in overcoming these concerns surrounding artificial birth control pills, concerns which contribute to maladies in the female body, in society, and in nature. Too many wrestle against Catholic Church teaching prohibiting artificial birth control for birth regulation. However, because humans always have the power of choice in moral acts, our culture is not held captive by the current negative consequences that Pope Paul IV\u2019s predicted in Humanae vitae. As mindful stewards of our bodies and of the created world, we have the option of conversion toward truth, which continually beckons and invites.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.1177\/0024363918815818","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2019,1,3]],"date-time":"2019-01-03T05:44:21Z","timestamp":1546494261000},"page":"331-338","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1177\/sage-journals-update-policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Considering Conversion: The Aftermath of Oral Contraceptives"],"prefix":"10.1177","volume":"85","author":[{"given":"JoAnn Alicia Foley","family":"Markette","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"University of Mary, Tempe, AZ, USA"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]}],"member":"179","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2019,1,3]]},"reference":[{"key":"bibr1-0024363918815818","unstructured":"Association of Reproductive Health Professionals. 2014. 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