What is natural law in simple terms?

Natural law is the philosophy that certain rights, moral values, and responsibilities are inherent in
human nature, and that those rights can be understood through simple reasoning. ... The law of nature
is universal, meaning that it applies to everyone in the same way.

Natural law is a theory in ethics and philosophy that says that human beings possess intrinsic values that
govern our reasoning and behavior. Natural law maintains that these rules of right and wrong are
inherent in people and are not created by society or court judges.

Opposition to contraception is based on nature and natural law. Nature not religion inseparably bound
pleasure and procreation in sexual intercourse. Science not nature separated pleasure from procreation
with artificial birth control. And a secular, humanist society has embraced pleasure without procreation.