Michael
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This is from an anti-abortion site, but it is a valid discussion on how the pill works:
"What about the standard contraceptive pill?
There are over 30 "contraceptive" pills on the market, each differing a little from the others. They "prevent" pregnancy through three separate functions.
1. They thicken the mucous plug at the cervix. If this is the primary effect, then it truly is contraceptive because it prevents sperm from entering.
2. They prevent release of the ovum. If this is the primary effect, then the function is "temporary" sterilization.
3. They render the lining of the womb hostile to the implantation of the tiny new human at one week of life. This effect is abortifacient.
The earlier high-estrogen pills largely prevented ovulation. The newer low-estrogen pills allow "break-through" ovulation in up to 20% or more of the months used. Such a released ovum is fertilized 10% or more of the time. Most of these tiny new lives which result, do not survive. The reason is that at one week of life this tiny new boy or girl cannot implant in the womb lining (see number 3 above) and dies. These are micro-abortions.
The pill, then, can have a contraceptive or temporary sterilization effect (by far the most common), or it can be an abortifacient. illke, "The Physiologic Function of Certain Birth Control Measures," National RTL News, Mar. 9, 1981" "
So, for the most part, "the pill" prevent ovulation. If you were someone who is anti-abortion, you could make sure your perscription was of the kind that emphasises stopping ovulation.
The "morning after" pill is basically a mega-dose of birth control pills. The effect is more likely to be #3 above, but it also could be #2 as well (I'm uncertain if there is enough time for #1 to make a difference). So it may or may not be "abortive" in nature.
I would recommend going to a clinic or otherwise to a doctor as soon as possible if this is something that you are concerned about. Time is important here.
Michael
"What about the standard contraceptive pill?
There are over 30 "contraceptive" pills on the market, each differing a little from the others. They "prevent" pregnancy through three separate functions.
1. They thicken the mucous plug at the cervix. If this is the primary effect, then it truly is contraceptive because it prevents sperm from entering.
2. They prevent release of the ovum. If this is the primary effect, then the function is "temporary" sterilization.
3. They render the lining of the womb hostile to the implantation of the tiny new human at one week of life. This effect is abortifacient.
The earlier high-estrogen pills largely prevented ovulation. The newer low-estrogen pills allow "break-through" ovulation in up to 20% or more of the months used. Such a released ovum is fertilized 10% or more of the time. Most of these tiny new lives which result, do not survive. The reason is that at one week of life this tiny new boy or girl cannot implant in the womb lining (see number 3 above) and dies. These are micro-abortions.
The pill, then, can have a contraceptive or temporary sterilization effect (by far the most common), or it can be an abortifacient. illke, "The Physiologic Function of Certain Birth Control Measures," National RTL News, Mar. 9, 1981" "
So, for the most part, "the pill" prevent ovulation. If you were someone who is anti-abortion, you could make sure your perscription was of the kind that emphasises stopping ovulation.
The "morning after" pill is basically a mega-dose of birth control pills. The effect is more likely to be #3 above, but it also could be #2 as well (I'm uncertain if there is enough time for #1 to make a difference). So it may or may not be "abortive" in nature.
I would recommend going to a clinic or otherwise to a doctor as soon as possible if this is something that you are concerned about. Time is important here.
Michael
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