Question:
Is it permitted to walk in a public domain on Shabbos with a NuvaRing?
Answer:
Yes it is permitted. The reason is because it is similar to a ring on a woman’s finger, that it is kept there, therefore it is not considered carrying outside. I should be mentioned thought that a woman shold not use birth control without the consent of her rov, and after it has his consent that it is indeed needed, it is also considered a tzorech haguf, because at this point this is something that she needs.
Best Wishes
Sources:
Horav S. Felder, R Matisyahu Deutsch, R’ Y. Cahen, R’ Leshinsky, R’ E. Marburger shlit”a. As a side point walking outside with a ring would not be permitted if the woman might take it off in the street to show her friends, however that fear would not apply here.
this has no connection at all to wearing a ring which is derech malbush and tachsit mamash
the heter of a refuah being a tachsit is:only when it is derech malbush [m”b 301:88],
only when it heals [seif 22, 24,25] and not when it is just protective [seif 13, 28 – see m”b there that some allow if it protects from physical injury]
i don’t see any basis for leniency – would be happy to hear if there is one
You personally don’t see the heter , but all the poskim that this question was discussed with did see this heter. It is meant to be worn for a long time without removing it and it is a tzorech haguf, no less than a bandage, watch (according to the matirim) or kamiya.
It should be noted, that the poskim do not allow a couple to just go on to birth control without a valid reason, i.e. personal convenience etc. If a couple wants to do birth control they should speak to a Rov that knows them, their situation and needs, in order to guide them correctly.
https://dinonline.org/2018/06/15/birth-control-after-having-a-boy-and-a-girl/
See also:
https://dinonline.org/2012/03/23/family-planning-in-halachah/
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