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Question Title	Posted By	Question Date
Hysterectomy	Frank	Tuesday, May 12, 2009
Question: Is it permissible to marry a woman who has had a hysterectomy?If so what would be the physical requirements in the marriage?(i.e. abstaining from intercourse)
Question Answered by Bro. Ignatius Mary, OLSM Dear Frank: There is no problem marrying a woman who has a hysterectomy. Sterility does not disqualify a person from marriage, nor from normal sexual relations with one's spouse. There are two purposes of the marital embrace. 1) procreation; 2) bonding of the spouses. Even though the procreation is not possible, the bonding of spouses must still possbile. Thus, normal sexual relations within marriage is an obligation of the spouses even if one or both are sterile. It is for the good of the marriage to bond with each other in this way. So, there is no problem in marrying this woman and having a full marital life with her physically and emotionally. Your physical requirements with her is to enjoy the marital embrace as normal. God Bless, Bro. Ignatius Mary Footer Notes: This forum is for general questions on the faith. See specific Topic Forums below: Spiritual Warfare, demons, the occult go to our Spiritul Warfare Q&S Forum. Liturgy Questions go to our Liturgy and Liturgical Law Q&A Forum Liturgy of the Hours (Divine Office) Questions go to our Divine Office Q&A Forum Defenfing the Faith Questions go to our Defending the Faith Q&A Forum Church History Questions go to our Church History Q&A Forum

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Hysterectomy

Frank

Tuesday, May 12, 2009

Question:

Is it permissible to marry a woman who has had a hysterectomy?If so what would be the physical requirements in the marriage?(i.e. abstaining from intercourse)

Question Answered by Bro. Ignatius Mary, OLSM

Dear Frank:

There is no problem marrying a woman who has a hysterectomy. Sterility does not disqualify a person from marriage, nor from normal sexual relations with one's spouse.

There are two purposes of the marital embrace. 1) procreation; 2) bonding of the spouses. Even though the procreation is not possible, the bonding of spouses must still possbile. Thus, normal sexual relations within marriage is an obligation of the spouses even if one or both are sterile. It is for the good of the marriage to bond with each other in this way.

So, there is no problem in marrying this woman and having a full marital life with her physically and emotionally. Your physical requirements with her is to enjoy the marital embrace as normal.

God Bless,
Bro. Ignatius Mary

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