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, ...

The Billings Method enables women, through observing the natural signs of fertility, to achieve or avoid pregnancy. Over 99% effective for postponing/avoiding pregnancy, but has no harmful side ...

MELBOURNE, Australia – John Billings, the founder of a natural contraception method that won support among Catholics, has died, a colleague said Tuesday. He was 89. Billings died late Sunday at a ...

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 ...

John Billings, the founder of a Catholic-friendly method of birth control that made its greatest impact in Communist China, died Sunday in Melbourne, Australia. He was 89. Billings and his wife Evelyn ...

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 ...

WORLD ORGANIZATION OVULATION METHOD BILLINGS (WOOMB) Jan. 29 — A Chinese trial demonstrated the effectiveness of the Billings Ovulation Method — a method of natural fertility regulation which can be ...