Emergency Contraception Causes Abortion Brown University Associate Professor of Medicine Ralph Miech, M.D., Ph.D., Stated Nature EC abortion pill in the Providence Journal on August 3, 1998: "This type of pill causes an abortion. From a pharmacological point of view, this type of pill should be called 'post-abortion pill'." We need to ask ourselves the question: "What is this contraception like?" Women are falsely led to believe that these pills are contraceptive in nature. But one of their common and expected modes of action is to prevent the development of the embryo, resulting in death. One of the main problems in this debate is the manipulation of terms. The FDA, the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG), and abortion advocacy groups have long endorsed a change in the definitions of “conception” and “pregnancy” to confuse the issue. Instead of equating conception with fertilization and considering a woman pregnant if her body contains a living, developing embryo, they equate “conception” and “pregnancy” with the implantation of the embryo in the uterus 6 to 10 days later. Therefore a drug or device that destroys the early embryo or interrupts its development is redefined as a "contraceptive", even if it is abortive in nature. The new Preven regimen and similar so-called "morning after" pills, which can actually be taken several days after intercourse, are high doses of regular birth control pills containing estrogen and progestin, which have long been known to inhibit pregnancy. In response to years of pressure from some medical and advocacy groups, the FDA recommended six brands of high-dose oral contraceptive pills (Ovral, Lo/Ovral, Nordette, Levlen, Triphasil, and Tri… halfway through document ). .....the endometrium "could explain most cases in which pregnancies are prevented with the morning-after pill" (Wilks 154). Without implantation, which occurs about a week after fertilization, the embryo cannot develop and will die. WORKS CITEDFDA Notice, 62 Fed Reg. 861 [25 February 1997]).Harper, C. and C. Ellertson. “Knowledge and perception of emergency contraceptive pills among a college-aged population: a qualitative approach.” 27 Family Planning Perspectives 149 [July-August 1995]. Stubblefield, P. “Self-administered emergency contraception: a second chance.” 339 New England Journal of Medicine 41 [July 2, 1998].Wilks, J. A Consumer's Guide to the Pill and Other Drugs [1997]. Cites F. Grou and I. Rodrigues, "The morning-after pill: how long after?", 171 Am. J. Obstet. Gyneculum. 1529-34 [1994].