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Originally posted by archer2371
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When did I say that the MAP was abortion? I said I drew the line at not helping rape victims.... I meant that in ALL situations similar to this one, whether the woman be maybe a day along, or a few months along (although it pains me to say that). You're probably confused by the abortion reference I made.... I'm actually kind of hurt that you would make that inference that all Pro-Life people want to do is boss people around. It isn't true, it just isn't. This guy is a jackass, there are people who take it too far, but it's on both sides too. Please don't make generalizations from extreme people you hear about in the news.
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As I've quoted below, how can those who are "Pro-Life" not be in support of a pill that could prevent 800,000 abortions per year?
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Originally posted by FoolThemAll
I am.
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So where is the campaign against allergy medication, among other drugs, for women who are sexually active?
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http://www.emergencybirthcontrol.or...howEBCworks.htm
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EBC pills, the copper-T IUD, regular birth control pills, and many other drugs such as certain prescription allergy medications may all prevent pregnancy by causing the lining of the uterus to be shed even if a fertilized egg is present. Together, these medicines are prescribed to millions of women each year.
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Originally posted by FoolThemAll
The number of intentional deaths would not drop significantly. I'm pro-people-having-the-right-to-life-as-long-as-there-is-no-justification-for-taking-it-away. And I wouldn't call for legal changes if my position were based solely on religious beliefs.
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http://www.emergencybirthcontrol.org/
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Widespread use of EBC could prevent 1.7 million unintended pregnancies and 800,000 abortions each year in the United States alone.
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800,000 abortions prevented is not significant? Are you really "Pro-Life"?
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Originally posted by FoolThemAll
Perhaps I made a mistake here. It's referred to in the article as the morning-after pregnancy-prevention pill. The woman sought this drug after the rape occured. I assumed that this meant that conception had already occured and implantation was to be prevented, because my understanding is that pregnancy begins with implantation and not conception.
Anomaly, can you give me a source to support the claim that the chance of prevention of implantation is "incredibly small"? I'm looking for a figure.
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Sperm can live inside a women as long as 4 days waiting to fertilize an egg. The MAP pill works because conception doesn't immediately occur.
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http://www.emergencybirthcontrol.org...owEBCworks.htm
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EBC may work by interrupting the pregnancy process in any of the these ways:
1. Delaying or inhibiting ovulation
In this case, EBC prevents any egg from being released from the ovaries. With no egg for sperm to fertilize, a woman cannot become pregnant. The most current research suggests that this is usually the way that EBC pills prevent pregnancy. In fact, this is the only way in which EBC pills have been proven to work. The other ways described below have not been studied enough to be universally accepted by the medical community, and therefore remain theoretical.
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From
http://www.cnsnews.com/ViewForeignBu...20040106b.html
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"Implantation occurs at the 7th or 8th day after fertilization, so, although large-dose progestogens can prevent implantation, this is not relevant to use of the [MAP], in the 0-72 hour time following intercourse,"
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