Unprotected (2018)

Unprotected: Directed by Donald J. Johnson. With Jason Evert, Jennifer Fulwiler, Benjamin Wiker. A documentary about the objectification of women as the result of the availability of contraception, from a Catholic point of view.

“First, the moral bankruptcy of the Catholic Church with regard to sexuality means this documentary has zero authority, since those are the teachings it is based on. There are, however, valid points about hook-up culture, which is destructive for everyone. I have two teenage sons and there are two points Iu0026#39;ve tried to drill into their heads, both based on the reality that no contraception is foolproof: 1) if you have sex and she gets pregnant, you have no say in what happens next – it will be up to her (and, since you are minors, her parents), so you may find yourself grappling with what abortion means to you, or you may find yourself parenting; 2) based on the last point – donu0026#39;t have sex with someone you wouldnu0026#39;t want to parent with. A child that she decides to raise will tie you together forever… and since both of my sons are adopted, they know that even in the case of adoption, they still have an obligation to allow for a connection to their birth child. Children are not taught the reality of parenting – heavy doses of babysitting challenging children is a great contraceptive.”