Pill

Back in the late 80’s I had a neighbor who was opposed to abortion and she asked me if I would go to a lecture with her where an anti-abortion physician was speaking. While I was impressed with the speech I told my friend that the whole issue would become moot when the morning after pill was made available. Well some 30 years later we are seeing the beginning of this prediction. Abortions are down by 20% since 2000. Some say that the plea for abstinence is working while others say that handing out condoms is the cause but people in the know point out that sales of the morning after pill are up 20% during this time frame. You can now purchase Plan B one step at any drug store off the shelf and there is no minimum age and the pill is 90% effective if taken within 72 hours. One pill one time. Use of this pill will continue to rise and abortions will continue to fall. Does the pill kill a fetus? The pill acts in three ways. First it prevents the ovaries from releasing and egg. Second it prevents fertilization and third it stops the fertilized egg from attaching to the uterine wall. For those who believe that life begins at fertilization then the third way would be killing a potential human being.