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We believe the CDF\u2019s conclusion and line of argumentation are both mistaken. Since the proposed hysterectomy seeks to make impossible what is presently possible\u2014conceiving a child\u2014it must therefore constitute a direct sterilization, which the Church has long taught is immoral. Using the Principle of Totality, we offer and defend a more straightforward interpretation of the case, arguing that while the woman\u2019s condition is both tragic and chronic, spiritual counseling and training in natural family planning should be recommended, as a hysterectomy is not medically indicated in this case.<\/jats:p>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Summary:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>The Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith (CDF)'s recently issued a statement claiming that a woman could morally undergo a hysterectomy to avoid serial miscarriages if her uterus were incapable of sustaining a child until viability on the grounds that the procedure would not constitute a direct sterilization. We argue this is mistaken, and that the procedure would constitute a direct sterilization.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1177\/0024363920908367","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2020,3,6]],"date-time":"2020-03-06T04:08:26Z","timestamp":1583467706000},"page":"182-195","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1177\/sage-journals-update-policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":2,"title":["Non-sterilizing Hysterectomies? 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