Did you know there are people that believe that the pill (and other hormonal contraceptives) causes abortions?

I assume you all know that hormonal contraceptives stop an egg from being released from the ovaries, preventing fertilization.

What these people are saying is that it prevents the fertilized egg from attaching to the wall of the uterus, therefor aborting a pregnancy. Now if that were the case, I would agree that it was abortion. However it’s not the case. I can see where they’re coming from but they’re lying to people to make their point and that is reprehensible. It prevents pregnancy, but in my opinion it’s not an abortive measure.

On the flipside, there are upsides to contraceptives. Less teen pregnancies for one, and some women take the Pill as a life saving drug to help prevent ovarian and other uteral cancers. Other women have health risks associated with pregnancies. For instance, some kidney issues can result in death if she becomes pregnant. So lack of the Pill would kill women.

Now, the thing is that they’re lobbying in the US to criminalize contraceptives. They’re focusing on hormonal methods, for the moment. I wasn’t able to find anything Canadian related.

I do think it’s something we’re going to need to keep an eye on.  Ask the candidates in your riding what their position is on this if you feel this something that needs to be brought up.

A link for you.
This is an anti-contraception movement website.
http://www.thepillkills.com/index.html

 *Now before you start commenting on the “rightness” or “wrongness” of abortion, please let me make something clear: I believe that abortion should be looked at on a case by case basis. As I said, there are health reasons why women should have the right to abortions. It depends on the situation, and we cannot possibly know every situation that can or will arise.