Roamin' Catholic wrote:
...women are "birthing people"...
In a way, yes. But this is one of the rare examples of a subject upon which the church has changed its stance, at least unofficially.
Artificial birth control, which you ironically refer to as "real", is pretty much a non-issue now for most Catholics now that a******n is rampant. In fact most now endorse birth control as a prevention for a******n. As do you and I Bad Bob.