Alex and Sarah are Christians who have been married for five years. They have 2 children and would like to have more. However, they feel called to adopt as the route to parenting more children. Their only hesitation is that having another biological child would render adoption largely impossible for them due to financial strains. Sarah has also had uniquely hard pregnancies and they see no reason for her to potentially suffer through another one if there are other paths to parenting more children and so many children who already need parents. Therefore, Sarah and Alex do not wish to conceive again. But they are conflicted. Most forms of contraception still carry the possibility of pregnancy. They also believe that to abstain from sexual intimacy for years on years, “just to be safe,” would be an inappropriate solution for a variety of reasons. So, they consider Alex getting a vasectomy. But they wonder, is that ok? Is permanent contraception an appropriate form of contraception for Christian couples?
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