German politician: 'Anyone who is Catholic cannot be against the male contraceptive pill' - LifeSite

Tue Jul 14, 2026 - 11:02 am EDT (LifeSiteNews) — A Catholic politician from Germany is campaigning for new contraceptives for men, claiming that they are compatible with Church teaching. Peter Liese, a medical doctor and Member of the European Parliament for the Christian Democrats (CDU), is promoting the development of the new contraceptive methods for men, including the “male pill.” The 61-year-old argued, “In most cases, women have to use hormonal methods of birth control, such as the pill, which many do not tolerate well. So the burden is either shifted onto women, or the only alternatives are methods that are either not as effective or are permanent – such as condoms or a vasectomy.” Together with his CDU colleague in Parliament, Christian Ehler, Liese has sent letters to the European Commission and German Research Minister Dorothee Bär (CSU). The commission should allocate more funding for research into male contraception, the MPs demand. The legislators want Bär, who has already …