Q. I was wondering what you believe and how you would approach the problem of women who take a drug to stay pregnant...Is it the same as taking pills to NOT GET pregnant?

A. Great question that isn't addressed often within quiverfull circles! I believe that if something is physically wrong with your body that rejects a pregnancy, it is okay to take medicine to sustain the life that God already placed within you. The same logic could be used with CPR...would you refuse to administer CPR because you might be "stepping on God's toes"? No, you would try to save that life that God had already created! If God chooses to take that life after you've administered CPR or after you took medicine or herbs to sustain a pregnancy, then that is His Will. You can then, rest assured, knowing that you did all that you could do for that life!

I have lost 6 babies during our 10 year marriage. It was a painful experience in many ways. After much petitioning to other healthcare professionals, I finally found a healthcare provider who would check my progesterone levels. She found that my levels were "on the low side of normal". She suggested that I take progesterone supplements for the first trimester, and since then I have had two healthy babies carry to term!! The problem was with my body not producing normal, God-created levels of a hormone. I don't think this would be interfering with God any more than it would be if I took an aspirin for a headache or chemo for cancer. I was merely preparing my "nest" for a baby that God sent me!

I hope that this answers your question!

Lisa Metzger