JACOB Z. LAUTERBACH
object to one or another of the above rules, and especially put restrictions upon the use of contraceptives. But we need not expect absolute agreement on questions of rabbinic law. We must be content to have good and reliable authority for our decisions, even though other authorities may differ. We have the right to judge for ourselves which view is the sounder and which authorities are more correct. We have found that the arguments of those authorities of the 18th and 19th centuries who would oppose or restrict the use of contraceptives in cases where we would recommend it, are not convincing. With all our respect for these authorities, we may ignore their opinions, just as they in turn have ignored the opinions of other authorities(especially those of R. Solomon Luria) on our question.