“I used to think of the IUD as the boogeyman, as the Intrauterine Devil. Now one abides in me. I would never have predicted such a future for myself. My husband and I have been pretty strict Catholics throughout our childbearing years. It has sometimes been a sacrifice, but we have tried to make our decisions out of love for each other and respect for our faith…”

— Valerie Schultz, writing in America’s blog “In All Things.”
Read the rest for the story behind her decision to get an IUD.
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