John Billings, who developed a natural contraception method that won support among Catholics, has died in Melbourne, Australia, a colleague said Tuesday. He was 89. Billings died late Sunday at a ...

ROME — The Billings ovulation method of family planning has long been regarded as a highly effective and ethical means of achieving and avoiding pregnancy. The Church supports the Billings method and ...

MELBOURNE, Australia — What began in response to a simple request from his pastor ended up becoming Dr. John Billings’ life’s work. The father of modern natural family planning, Billings died April 1, ...

MELBOURNE, Australia — John Billings, the founder of a natural-contraception method that won support among Catholics, died Sunday. He was 89. Mr. Billings died at a Melbourne retirement home, said ...

Drs. Evelyn and John Billings are pictured in the garden of their home in Melbourne, Australia, in this 2004 file photo. The couple are being celebrated as potential saints by those in the medical ...

More than 25 years ago, while living in Australia, Karen Beitzel and her husband were looking for an alternative to the birth control pill. Beitzel saw advertisements for a method that allowed women ...

Dr. Evelyn Billings, who with her husband, John, pioneered research that led them to develop a form of natural family planning supported by the Catholic church, died Saturday after a short illness.