Moral Vacuum in Illinois Dec 13, 2008
com, without which I would not have known about this gem: "In 2005 the governor issued an executive order forcing all pharmacists in the state to fill prescriptions for the abortifacient morning after pill. He boasted in a 2006 interview, 'Rather than try to get the legislature to pass something -- because we attempted to and they didn't do it -- on my own, through executive order action, I forced these guys to fill prescriptions for birth control for women who come in with prescriptions from... (Townhall.com)
Late abortions uncommon, figures show Oct 29, 2008
It was the venue for hearings into proposed legislation on stem cells and also on whether to remove the ministerial approval for the abortifacient RU486. Some MPs have speculated that the committee was chosen because more of its members are anti-abortionists, making a recommendation that MPs vote for Senator Barnett's bill more likely. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
Miss Conceptions, Confirmed Oct 21, 2008
This left open the obvious next question: Intent aside, does the right of conscience protected by the regulation include the right to withhold hormonal contraception on the grounds asserted by pharmacist litigants: that it might be abortifacient ... As he put it in the , "There is nothing in this rule that would in any way change a patient's right to a legal procedure." But in asserting this right of refusal, the rule doesn't distinguish between surgical abortion and theoretically abortifacient... (Slate)
If fertilized egg is living, what is it? Oct 15, 2008
Third, prior to 1965 conception was "fertilization of an egg by a sperm" and was changed by the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists so that patients would not be concerned about the abortifacient effects of birth control pills. However, even on their web site this is the definition they use. (The Augusta Chronicle)
The Sage Essential Oils Aug 24, 2008
It is advised not to be used in pregnancy, as it is an abortifacient, and should not be used on babies and children and in cases of epilepsy. Spanish Sage is an evergreen shrub, very similar to Common Sage in appearance and to Spike Lavender in fragrance; the hotter the climate, the more aromatic a plant. (Suite101.com)
Your views: What ails you Aug 14, 2008
This medicine is known as abortifacient drugs, leading to the destroying of life shortly after conception ... In reality, FLORIDA TODAY fears that protecting medics from distributing abortifacients will politicize the scientific fact that human life begins at fertilization and that abortion, in federal regulations, would be defined as anything that destroys a fertilized egg. (Florida Today)
Breast-Feeding Kills Aug 6, 2008
I am writing to express my support for the draft proposed regulation, by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, which would protect the right of employees to refuse to facilitate any abortifacient chemical or activity ... To classify oral contraception as abortifacient, one would have to in which the drug fails to block ovulation, then fails to block fertilization, and yet somehow, having proved impotent at every other task, manages to prevent implantation ... They endure this... (Slate)
Pro-Lifers Campaign Against Pill-Induced Abortions Jun 8, 2008
"Women deserve to be told the truth about the abortifacient (abortion-inducing) mechanism of the pill," Anderson said. Jodi Wagner represented Pharmacists for Life International, a global organization that encourages pharmacists to find occupations that don't require dispensing birth control products, at the conference. (CNSnews.com)
Yale Student Insists Abortion Art Project Is Real Apr 19, 2008
"Using a needleless syringe, I would inject the sperm near my cervix within 30 minutes of its collection, so as to insure the possibility of fertilization. "On the 28th day of my cycle, I would ingest an abortifacient, after which I would experience cramps and heavy bleeding ... " "To protect myself and others, only I know the number of fabricators who participated, the frequency and accuracy with which I inseminated and the specific abortifacient I used," the college senior wrote in her Daily... (Fox News)
Yale student's art project draws shock, outrage Apr 18, 2008
She told classmates she had herself artificially inseminated as often as possible, then took legal herbal abortifacient drugs and filmed herself in her bathtub cramping and bleeding from the miscarriages. Her work will include a sculpture using video, her blood mixed with Vaseline wrapped in plastic, and a spoken piece describing what she had done. (Boston Globe)
Yale says student's story of art from abortions a hoax Apr 18, 2008
The newspaper's account detailed "a nine-month process during which [Shvarts] artificially inseminated herself 'as often as possible' while periodically taking abortifacient drugs to induce miscarriages.". Shvarts told the paper her goal was to spark conversation and debate on the relationship between art and the human body. (Boston Globe)
Unwed mothers on the rise in state Nov 22, 2007
It is that second possibility which had led some groups to push for it to be called an abortifacient. State law, however, does not classify it that way assuming there were a way to determine if someone who had unprotected sex actually got pregnant. (Douglas Daily Dispatch, AZ)
New Jersey Law Requires Pharmacies to Give Plan B Nov 8, 2007
Plan B can sometimes function as an abortifacient by preventing a fertilized egg from attaching itself to the womb. The allows pharmacies to refuse to fill a prescription but prohibits them from justifying the refusal with "philosophical, moral or religious beliefs." The law says the decision "shall be based on professional experience, knowledge, or available reference materials.". (CNSnews.com)
Better contraceptive access in S.C. Jul 14, 2007
My major concern is that many providers have wanted to hide behind this type of "conscience clause" in order to not provide what they erroneously construed to be an abortifacient medication. What a shame if they denied a woman access to medication that actually has the potential to prevent an abortion. (Orangeburg Times and Democrat, SC)
Women Urge More Funding for Contraception Jun 11, 2007
Democratic pollster Celinda Lake, who surveyed American attitudes on contraception in late May, said her findings "reaffirm Americans' strong support for access to birth control, comprehensive sexuality education, and family planning services. "The overwhelming majority of American voters (88 percent) express agreement that comprehensive sex education - that includes information on abstinence, contraception, and how to avoid STDs, should be taught in schools," Lake said. According to her... (CNSnews.com)
Christians ordered to provide abortifacients on demand Jun 8, 2007
Democrats in Congress have proposed a plan to fine pharmacies up to $500,000 if the pharmacists follow their conscience and decline to dispense abortifacient chemicals ... " It essentially is a very high dosage of birth-control chemicals taken within 72 hours of unprotected sex to prevent ovulation or implantation. If ovulation is prevented, no egg is fertilized and no pregnancy occurs. But if ovulation has taken place and the egg is fertilized, the morning-after pill works to block implantation... (WorldNetDaily)
The Doctor Is Out: Plan B and the FDA Apr 20, 2007
This mode of action has long been understood to be abortifacient. No one, however, will catch Planned Parenthood telling young women where to get their "emergency occasional abortifacient." ... This mode of action has long been understood to be abortifacient. (Townhall.com)
Planned Parenthood Launches 'Pill Patrol' Campaign Mar 27, 2007
Pro-life groups such as Concerned Women for America consider emergency contraception an abortifacient because it can prevent a fertilized egg from implanting in the uterus. According to CWA, about half the states have laws providing some form of protection for health care professionals who conscientiously object to providing the morning-after pill. (CNSnews.com)
Counselors have message for the young and pregnant Feb 27, 2007
There also are a few cautions, such as one regarding the morning-after abortifacient: "How would you feel if your doctor gave you a drug and said, 'Here. This can cause hemorrhaging, infection, and possibly toxic shock. It's not 100 percent safe, but don't worry. Only ten women have died in the past few years. I'm sure you won't be one of them.' Would you feel safe? Would it be worth it? I might take this risk for a life-threatening illness, but pregnancy is not a life-threatening illness.". Now... (WorldNetDaily)
New Day in Washington for Pro-Life Marchers Jan 22, 2007
Activists call it a response to recent government "errors" involving federal funding for embryonic stem cell research and approval for a "morning-after" pill, Plan B, which pro-lifers consider an abortifacient. March for Life organizers insist there should be "no exception" and "no compromise" to the "Thou Shalt Not Kill" commandment. (CNSnews.com)
• Letter to the Editor - Rule for Catholichospitals explained Jan 19, 2007
The conference opposes such mandates because, as Virginia Dolajek rightly states, such treatment can act as an abortifacient. What I tried to convey with the statement was that, although Catholic facilities will not provide an abortifacient drug, they can provide victims of sexual assault with what is commonly called emergency contraception if it has been determined that the treatment will not act as an abortifacient. (Bismarck Tribune, ND)
Chile's Catholic Church renews opposition to morning after pill Jan 12, 2007
He bases these accusations on his insistence that the pill is an abortifacient, meaning it causes the abortion of a fetus, despite repeated studies by such respected bodies as the World Health Organization that dispute this claim. The morning-after pill debate has periodically reemerged in Chile since Minsas September 2006 announcement that the agency would provide the drug at all of their public clinics and require that privately-owned pharmacies make the drug available to their patients. (Yahoo News -- Chile)
EC pill use doesn't lower abortion rates (Cheryl Wetzstein) Jan 8, 2007
Some pro-life activists oppose EC because they say life begins at conception, and since EC can prevent implantation, it could be an abortifacient. Pro-EC activists counter that pregnancy starts with implantation and EC cannot be an abortifacient because it doesn't affect implanted embryos. (Washington Times)
Two Different Abortion Pills Grow in Use Jan 2, 2007
And all this is separate from the possibility that sometimes, the regular oral contraceptive pill acts an abortifacient, too ... This year, President Bush s Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved over-the-counter sales of MAP to those 18 and older, making an abortifacient easily obtainable for adults and their underage girlfriends in potentially every drugstore in the nation ... Both forms of chemical abortifacient will likely become even more widespread in 2007. (Human Events Online)
