This story at LifeSite News caught my attention last week ~ Yet another study shows: Birth control is reducing the fish population for generations.
 
Hadn’t heard about this sad phenomenon before, but it strikes me as more evidence that our disobedience to God has far-reaching consequences ~

A new laboratory study of the effects on fish of environmental exposure to the synthetic hormone found in contraceptive pills reiterates numerous previous studies from around the world that found evidence of fertility reduction, sex reversal, and even entire populations of fish dying off […]
 
 
The scientists stated that up to 68 percent of the synthetic estrogen in a birth control pill is excreted in the urine and feces of the woman using it, and that a substantial amount of EE2 has been found in aquatic environments downstream of wastewater treatment plants, because sewage treatment cannot remove the toxic chemical […]

 
It appears that the sterilizing effects are generational, and can get passed right through the food chain ~

“This study shows that even though endocrine disruptors may not affect the life of the exposed fish, it may negatively affect future generations.,” said lead researcher Ramji Bhandari in a USGS press release. “If those trends continued, the potential for declines in overall population numbers might be expected in future generations.” […]
 
The ever-increasing collection of studies reporting harmful effects of these synthetic hormones on aquatic animals, particularly with regard to their reproduction, have also revealed serious effects on land animals and human beings.
 
Scientists at the University of Aberdeen found a high incidence of abnormalities related to ingestion of female hormones in sheep maintained on pastures fertilized with sewage sludge (sterilized waste derived from human sewage processing plants).
 
Their study confirmed that the synthetic hormones found in contraceptive pills pass right through sewage treatment plants and find their way into the food chain.

 
So, not only are oral contraceptives detrimental to the immediate health of the women taking them, they have far-reaching negative effects on all life on the earth.
 
The scientists who conducted the studies believe some changes are warranted ~

“One solution to the problems that these chemicals pose,” University of Aberdeen’s Professor Paul Fowler and Dr Stewart Rhind suggested, “might be to simply stop using them.”

 
Wait – what? No way are we going to reverse the whole sexual revolution thing and go back to lifelong marriage between one man and one woman, principally for the purposes of procreation. That would be way too… biblical!