Former Ambassador to the United Nations and current GOP presidential candidate Nikki Haley supported contraception access in a speech this week, saying , "We should be able to agree that contraception should be more available, not less."

On the Right, contraception is a sensitive, divisive topic. Some support it in part or whole, while others view it as another arm of the abortion movement. Added to that is religious opposition from the Catholic Church and other denominations. The issue is complex.

Haley made it clear that consensus is worth fighting for, especially when mothers and babies are at risk. It's not an easy task, but conservatives and Republicans would do well to agree with Haley on contraception and increasing its availability.

It is a good thing to encourage natural methods of birth control and family planning. Girls and women must know their bodies, menstrual cycles, and ovulation windows. But if the pro-life community wishes to see fewer abortions nationwide, it can't only rely on abortion legislation or education about the basics of reproduction. Birth control is also a tool in the arsenal. The obvious aim of contraception is to prevent pregnancy. This does not go against the pro-life mission.

What conflicts with the mission is abortifacient contraception. This is where we must draw the line. Thankfully, there is much available that is not in the abortifacient category.

The 2014 Supreme Court decision in Burwell v. Hobby Lobby Stores, Inc. is a great example of drawing the line between contraception types. Famously, the decision allowed Hobby Lobby to cite a religious objection to providing certain kinds of birth control for its employees in the company's health plan. The Left screeched. Abortion advocates said it would harm women and "turn the dial back." It did no such thing.

The list of contraception Hobby Lobby allows (as of the decision) is "male condoms, female condoms, diaphragms with spermicide, sponges with spermicide, cervical caps with spermicide, spermicide alone, birth-control pills with estrogen and progestin (the combined pill), birth control pills with progestin alone (the mini-pill), birth control pills (extended/continuous use), contraceptive patches, contraceptive rings, progestin injections, implantable rods, vasectomies, female sterilization surgeries, [and] female sterilization implants."

Not included: "Plan B (the morning after pill), Ella (a similar type of emergency contraception), copper intra-uterine device, [or] IUD with progestin." It doesn't have to be all or nothing when it comes to contraception. In fact, a well-informed pro-life community should be clear about what is and what isn't an abortifacient and proceed wisely. That is how the pro-life side should view consensus when it comes to the issue of birth control.

Valuing life means protecting the unborn and caring for the mother. This is the clear message of Haley's speech. But it does not please everyone. Both Lila Rose of Live Action and Kristan Hawkins of Students for Life have voiced opposition or concern in response to Haley's speech. And as far as abortion advocates, there is simply no way that the majority of them would move to compromise on the issue they so vociferously debate. It isn't an easy battle, but it's one worth fighting.

Pro-life people may feel artificial contraception is personally not for them. This does not mean others are less pro-life if they use nonabortifacient options. If the goal is fewer abortions, making contraception widely available is key.

Kimberly Ross ( @SouthernKeeks ) is a contributor to the Washington Examiner's Beltway Confidential blog and a columnist at Arc Digital.