Is the "morning after" pill considered abortion?

[Danvers]

I got into a pretty heated argument with someone about this the other day. I feel that it isn't considered abortion, but my friend does. So...is it or is it not?

 

[wvjules]

I don't consider it an abortion. First of all, a person has to be pregnant for it to be considered an abortion, right? Not all eggs get fertilized and implanted.

 

[GoodFairies]

I wouldn't consider it abortion. It's just a triple dose of BCP.

 

[BostonTigger]

Not sure, but I'm going to sit back and watch this fight.

 

[chadfromdallas]

A lot of religious folks tend to think it is.

I could care less, as long as it works and saves my future, lol

 

[BethR]

The morning after pill COULD be considered an abortion. IF an egg has been fertilized, then it would be considered abortion, IMO.

The morning after pill makes the uterus not condusive for implantation so a fertilized egg could not implant and therefore it would be passed out of the uterus.

That is the whole purpose of the morning after pill - to destroy any possible pregnancy.

IMO (and I say, MY opinion only) that is abortion.

 

[Galahad]

I could care less, as long as it works and saves my future, lol

You must be very popular with the ladies.

 

[Beauty]

No I don't

 

[dcentity2000]

It depends.

I don't think so but in certain circumstances when the egg has been fertalised some would argue that it was.

I don't like it - it's liable to upset the poor user and can be so 'last resort' that it causes fear.



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[Beth76]

The morning after pill makes the uterus not condusive for implantation so a fertilized egg could not implant and therefore it would be passed out of the uterus.

I'm not sure exactly how it works, but the above sounds right. If that's the case, then I don't see how it could be considered abortion. Many fertilized eggs are not implanted, but they aren't considered miscarriages. I would think that an egg needs to implant before an abortion can occur.

 

[pixiemomma]

No, I do not consider using the morning after pill to be an abortion.

 

[chadfromdallas]

You must be very popular with the ladies.

 

[MinnieM21]

It all depends on when you think life begins. But no, I don't consider it abortion.

I don't think I could use it for myself.

 

[BethR]

I would think that an egg needs to implant before an abortion can occur.

I am not sure what the "technical" definition of an abortion is, but in my opinion, if you willingly dispose of a fertilized egg, that is considered abortion. (Which is why I never used BC pills - that IF an egg IS released and fertilized, the low hormones levels leave the uterus not a condusive place for implantation. *I* am that fundamentally against it.)

I know that I am in the minority in this way of thinking...

 

[Blueeyes101817]

no, i dont think it is abortion

 

[Rasta_Chik]

A lot of religious folks tend to think it is.

Im not religious at all and i consider it abortion, IF you are pregnant but thats what ppl use it for anyway to be sure they arent pregnant...Right??

 

[Rasta_Chik]

honestly if you delibretly try to get rid of even the egg it would be abortion

 

[katerkat]

It all depends on when you think life begins. But no, I don't consider it abortion.

I believe life begins at conception, so to me, it is abortion.

 

[BethR]

From http://encyclopedia.laborlawtalk.com/Abortion

Definition of Abortion:

Abortion, in its most common usage, refers to the voluntary, or induced, termination of pregnancy, generally through the use of surgical procedures or drugs. As a result, birth does not take place. Medically, the term also refers to the early termination of a pregnancy by natural causes ("spontaneous abortion" or miscarriage), which ends one in five of all pregnancies, usually within the first thirteen weeks, or to the cessation of normal growth of a body part or organ.

Defintion of Pregnancy:

Pregnancy is the process by which a mammalian female carries a live offspring from conception until it develops to the point where the offspring is capable of living outside the womb. It starts with conception, the process of fertilization to form a zygote, and ends in childbirth, miscarriage, or abortion.

 

[MrsKreamer]

From http://encyclopedia.laborlawtalk.com/Abortion

Definition of Abortion:

Defintion of Pregnancy:

Well if you go by this definition of abortion, then yes it would be an abortion. It really depends on when you believe life starts. I believe life starts at conception, so therefore I would consider it an abortion.

To the OP-maybe you should attach a poll to this!