A new morning-after pill works up to five days after intimacy, but opposition to the contraceptive known as "Plan B" is growing.
According to Dr. Donna Harrison, president of the American Association of Pro-Life Obstetricians and Gynecologists (AAPLOG), the new pill is deceptive because it is in the same family as RU-486, the abortion drug. The only difference is the morning-after pill has a couple of modifications.
"It's really not a 'Plan B' at all," Harrison contends. "It's a different kind of medicine altogether. It's the same kind of medicine as the abortion pill."
The drug stops a fertilized egg from attaching to the womb, preventing it from shelter and nutrition that sustains life. The same occurs for an egg that has implanted in the wall of the uterus. "So in a woman who is already pregnant, [it] will cause an abortion, just like RU-486 does, because it's the same kind of a drug," the APPLOG president explains.
Although the drug is in use in Europe, Harrison believes women have not been fully informed as to what it does or its consequences.
"It's not in the profit interests of the people who are selling this drug to give women full, informed consent, and that's one of the American Association of Pro-Life OB/GYNS biggest points, is that this is basically experimentation on women...without their informed consent," she explains.
Long-term studies on the drug have not been performed, so the manufacturer has no idea what the effects will be on women. The drug is not yet being marketed in the United States.
Contact: Charlie Butts
Source: OneNewsNow
Publish Date: March 19, 2010
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