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Originally posted by Jdoe
Actually that tends to be the heart of the debate you see. Where opposing views believe 'life' begins.
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For RU-486, yes, that is relevant. For the morning-after pill it isn't. It prevents ovulation so there is never conception in the first place. This is why opposition to it absolutely blows my mind. It is only prescription-free in Washington (state) and California as far as I know. This issue really gets me riled up because I feel the wrong people are having too many children and it is reflected in many of society's problems. Abortion just seems to be an ideological battle that both sides of the policitcal spectrum will gladly carry on about to no end. Meanwhile, widespread use of condoms and availability of emergency contraception could largely circumvent the issue of abortion altogether. But no, we must perpetually make abortion an issue and ignore that voodoo medicine known as emergency contraceptive.
Sorry for digressing, this should probably be in Philosophy/Politics.