Is the "morning after" pill considered abortion?

[Disney1fan2002]

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.

I am Catholic, and birth control is one of the many beliefs of the Church that I don't agree with. My mom was a good Catholic, and she gave birth to 15 babies in 17 years. I do not want to take after my mom.

When I looked into having an IUD inserted, the good 'ole Catholic guilt set in. The Dr explained that they do not know exactly how an IUD works, but the best guess they can come up with is the IUD is a foreign object inside the uterus, because of that , the body will not allow the lining of the uterus to prepare itself for an egg. So, even if an egg was fertilized, it would have nowhwere to attach itself.

I cannot tell you how upset I was to think that my body may be expelling a fertilized egg each month. I had to stop thinking about it. (plus the thoughts of giving birth to those fertilized eggs each month was more upsetting)

At 1st I was ready to jump on the "it is abortion" bandwagon, but I guess if you think of the way an IUD works, it is kind of the same thing, right?

 

[ely3857]

Does it matter?

I imagine anybody against abortion would also be against the morning after pill aswell. But This doesnt make them the same, Just the end result of no pregnancy is the same.



Jodie

 

[chobie]

The thread asks "Is the 'morning after' pill considered abortion?"

Life begins at conception. You have to draw a line somewhere, and sperm entering egg is what starts the whole thing. Ending the natural process in a pre-meditated fashion, like taking a pill or having an abortion procedure, is abortion. I don't think the point at which the cluster of cells becomes a "human" is relevant to abortion. At the moment of fertilization, the woman is pregnant. Termination of a pregnancy is abortion.

The morning after pill can be taken regardless of whether the woman is actually pregnant or not, so an abortion could be the result without the woman actually knowing it.

It is reasonable to assume that, on occasion, the morning after pill is abortion.

That's your opinion that life begins at conception, not a fact. The line has been drawn when the fetus is capable of being viable outside the womb, not at conception.

 

[goofygirl]

over 4,000 posts and an active lifestyle. YOu can have a life and Dis you know

(you just can't get anything done in the mornings or at work )

You mean I am supposed to have a life outside the DIS? LOL


My .02:

No the morning after pill is not the same as an abortion. Anyone who would take the morning after pill wouldn't even know for sure if they even have a fertilized egg, since pregnancy tests don't show a positive within 24 hours of conceiving. If the egg is indeed fertilized , and the pill is used to expel it, I still don't see that as an abortion.

 

[CharlesTD]

No it is birth control not abortion. It would only be considered abortion if there was a fetus involved and no one knows if there is at 72 hours after sex.

 

[6_Time_Momma]

That's your opinion that life begins at conception, not a fact. The line has been drawn when the fetus is capable of being viable outside the womb, not at conception.

There is no line at when a fetus is viable. For there to be a line, that viability would have to be consistent with each fetus. It is not consistent, however.

 

[chobie]

There is no line at when a fetus is viable. For there to be a line, that viability would have to be consistent with each fetus. It is not consistent, however.

That does not change the fact that "life beginning at conception" is an opinion, nothing more.

 

[Cantw8]

Ok, let me explain. I can't believe this isn't obvious as it is.

ANYTHING that prevents pregnancy can be called abortion.

this is the weirdest thing I've heard in awhile. Are you kidding?


...and no, I do not consider it abortion.

 

[totalia]

You know what? Screw it. I feel like I'm talking to brick walls.

 

[peachgirl]

The morning after pill is no more abortion than taking regular birth control pills.

So, no it's not abortion.

 

[Danvers]

That's your opinion that life begins at conception, not a fact. The line has been drawn when the fetus is capable of being viable outside the womb, not at conception.

I agree.

 

[6_Time_Momma]

You know what? Screw it. I feel like I'm talking to brick walls.

LOL! Goodness, no need to pout and run away!

 

[6_Time_Momma]

I agree.

Actually, his comment is also opinion.

 

[mick67]

That's your opinion that life begins at conception, not a fact. The line has been drawn when the fetus is capable of being viable outside the womb, not at conception.

The point I was trying to make was that a woman is pregnant at the point of conception. Abortion is defined as the termination of a pregnancy.

That being said, I would guess that most women who take the morning after pill are unaware that they are pregnant.

Also, is there a definition of what a "viable fetus" actually is? I don't mean to be vulgar and I'm not trying to stir the pot, but wouldn't some babies that were born severly retarded or with other physical afflications have fallen into the "unviable fetus" category?

 

[WebmasterMaryJo]

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...

I guess, I'm party of that minority then.

 

[6_Time_Momma]

I guess, I'm party of that minority then.

Me too.

 

[GoodFairies]

Me too.

Really, I never would have guessed.

 

[chobie]

The point I was trying to make was that a woman is pregnant at the point of conception. Abortion is defined as the termination of a pregnancy.

That being said, I would guess that most women who take the morning after pill are unaware that they are pregnant.

Also, is there a definition of what a "viable fetus" actually is? I don't mean to be vulgar and I'm not trying to stir the pot, but wouldn't some babies that were born severly retarded or with other physical afflications have fallen into the "unviable fetus" category?

No the viability as it concerns to abortion is about when the fetus no longer needs the uterus to survive and that is why the woman should be allowed to decide since it is her body and her body alone which the fetus is dependent for life on.

 

[chobie]

I guess, I'm party of that minority then.

Thankfully, that opinion is the minority.

 

[mick67]

that is why the woman should be allowed to decide since it is her body and her body alone which the fetus is dependent for life on.

That's a different subject. The post asks if the morning after pill is abortion, and the answer is: it probably has that effect sometimes.