Is the mornging after pill considered abortion...

Question

My friend had to take the morning after pill, shes upset cuz she thinks its a form of abortion i told her it doesnt kill the baby just the sperm, is that correct.Isnt it if you are already pergo than the pill wont do anything?

Answer 1

Its not an abortion because it just keeps an egg from attaching. Its basically take taking a double dose of your usual birth control pills.

Answer 2

Lol NO! It takes 16 or so days for an egg to implant in your uterus and become a fetus... and you have to take the pill 1-3 days after having s*x... So no its not abortion. Some catholics believe that ALL forms of birth control are abortion. Tell your friend not to worry I have had to take it before. It will make your emotions go haywire. I acted really crazy and got really sad for the next week or so. I hope your friend feels better!

Answer 3

yeah its abortion

its killing a fertilized egg (unborn baby).

Answer 4

Here's some good information. You are not correct. It can stop a fertilized egg.

http://health.howstuffworks.com/morning-...

http://www.morningafterpill.org/how-does...

Answer 5

its not considered abortion because it prevents you from becoming pregnant in the first place

Answer 6

Personally I would concider it an abortion, but thats just my opinion

Answer 7

The morning-after pill works in several ways.  First, it prevents the release of an egg, and impedes the movement of sperm.  In that case, it is a contraceptive.  However, if you take it after the egg has already been released and fertilized, it can prevent implantation, resulting in an early abortion.  If implantation has already occurred, Plan B will do nothing.  It is not the same as RU-486, the abortion pill.

There is no way to know how the morning-after pill is working.  However, in general, the earlier you take it, the more likely it is to act as a true contraceptive.

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Answer 8

it depends on when you think life begins. do you think it begins when the egg and sperm meet? or when the heart begins beating at about 16 days after conception.

Answer 9

No I don't think it is. I think that the pill is taken before the sperm unites with the egg, so there was no splitting on the egg to make the baby yet.

Answer 10

The morning-after pill does not kill sperm.

It works in mainly two ways. It can delay ovulation, if it's taken sufficiently prior to ovulation to effect a delay. It can also cause an early shedding of the uterine lining, which would make it difficult for a fertilized egg to implant, if fertilization occurred. Difficult, but not impossible, since many women get pregnant despite taking the morning-after pill---it's only about 90% effective.

The thing is, no one can know if fertilization or implantation would have taken place at all.  It's never a sure thing. An egg can fail to implant with or without the morning-after pill. On the other hand, someone getting an abortion KNOWS without a doubt they are pregnant.

There are people with religious or moral objections to interfering with the implantation of a fertilized egg, and for those people, the morning-after pill could be seen as having abortifacient properties some of the time. On the other hand, if the pregnancy was avoided by delaying ovulation, there's no ethical dilemma. No egg, no pregnancy.

But as I said, there is no way for your friend to know if she would or wouldn't have become pregnant. My advice would be for her to not dwell much on this possibility, and to use a reliable form of birth control so that she doesn't need emergency contraception in future.