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Events on Thursday 25 July 1968 1
1968Humanae Vitae issuedPope Paul VI reaffirms Catholic ban on artificial contraceptionPope Paul VI released the encyclical Humanae Vitae, upholding the Catholic Church's prohibition of artificial birth control despite recommendations from an advisory commission to relax the teaching. The decision provoked open dissent among clergy and laity in several countries. It remains a point of ongoing debate within the Church.