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MarchHare · 10-07-2005, 03:06 PM

The Vatican is opposed to all forms of birth control. As was mentioned, the morning after pill does not induce an abortion, it's merely a super-concentrated form of conventional birth control pills that prevent ovulation. Calling it the "abortion pill" is just using loaded terminology in order to plead to people's emotions.

[Edit]
Actually, I'm partially wrong. RU-486 does indeed abort a pregnancy. The other common morning after pill, marketed under the name Plan B, acts as I described above. In the US, the FDA recently denied the sale of Plan B over-the-counter even though their medical experts ruled it was perfectly safe to sell it that way. Pro-lifers lobbied heavily to prevent its sale OTC.

10-07-2005, 03:06 PM	#5
MarchHare Franchise Player Join Date: May 2004 Location: YSJ (1979-2002) -> YYC (2002-2022) -> YVR (2022-present) Exp:	The Vatican is opposed to all forms of birth control. As was mentioned, the morning after pill does not induce an abortion, it's merely a super-concentrated form of conventional birth control pills that prevent ovulation. Calling it the "abortion pill" is just using loaded terminology in order to plead to people's emotions. [Edit] Actually, I'm partially wrong. RU-486 does indeed abort a pregnancy. The other common morning after pill, marketed under the name Plan B, acts as I described above. In the US, the FDA recently denied the sale of Plan B over-the-counter even though their medical experts ruled it was perfectly safe to sell it that way. Pro-lifers lobbied heavily to prevent its sale OTC.