Humanae vitae

*Humanae vitae*
Latin for 'Of Human Life'
Encyclical of Pope Paul VI
Humanae vitae; Latin for 'Of Human Life'; Encyclical of Pope Paul VI
Signature date	25 July 1968
Subject	About birth control
Number	7 of 7 of the pontificate
Text	In Latin; In English;
	← Sacerdotalis caelibatus Redemptor hominis →

Humanae vitae (Latin, meaning 'Of Human Life') is an encyclical written by Pope Paul VI and dated 25 July 1968. The text was issued at a Vatican press conference on 29 July.^[1] Subtitled On the Regulation of Birth, it re-affirmed the teaching of the Catholic Church regarding married love, responsible parenthood, and the rejection of artificial contraception. In formulating his teaching he explained why he did not accept the conclusions of the Pontifical Commission on Birth Control established by his predecessor, Pope John XXIII, a commission he himself had expanded.^[2]

Mainly because of its restatement of the Church's opposition to artificial contraception, the encyclical was politically controversial. It affirmed traditional Church moral teaching on the sanctity of life and the procreative and unitive nature of conjugal relations.

It was the last of Paul's seven encyclicals.^[3]

^ "Stamane l'atteso documento del Pontefice sulla 'pillola'". La Stampa. 29 July 1968. Retrieved 30 October 2016.
^ See encyclical, n.6.
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[1] "Stamane l'atteso documento del Pontefice sulla 'pillola'". La Stampa. 29 July 1968. Retrieved 30 October 2016.

[2] See encyclical, n.6.

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