Why do people call the morning after pill, abortion? What are the religious reasons?
534717
Because certain religous groups want women to never have any say about their reproductive status, and to keep on cranking children out endlessly.  Because the Bible says, "Be fruitful, and multiply", and the elders of the Church took this and ran with it.  To certain religous sects, having sex without wanting the child that could come of it is a SIN.  Dear God, save me from your followers.............And it doesn't 'termintate' conception, it prevents it from happening in the first place.
838375
Have you read the bible? People like to use it as a way of demonizing abortion. There are passages that can be used to say it's OK. Like the one about the guy that kills a pregnant woman, his sin was killing the woman, not the fetus.\nI'm not saying it's right or wrong, I'm just saying you can take a verse out of context and use it to fit whatever propaganda you want.\n\nThe real problem is that many so called "Christians" don't read their bibles. Knowledge is power kids, if you're going to claim to be apart of something, or believe something, then read.\n\nRead this: http://www.elroy.net/ehr/abortion.html...\n\n\nAnd don't use the rape thing to justify. Rape victims who get pregnant is a very, very, very small percentage. It almost never happens. Even if so, then how do you justify it's only right to kill a rape baby? Educate yourselves.
770679
It's politics.  Most Republicans want to make abortion illegal (or at least say they do) to satisfy the Christian vote.  Republicans also want to satisfy the voters that want social programs cut.  So they are playing to the appeal of their voters versus making a practical decision based off of what real people would do.
813694
morning after pill is emergency contraceptives, u should use it unless its VERY VITAL
508310
Why did that guy above me have to be mean?  I read much dumber stuff on here!  \nI don't think abortion should be used as birth control.  But take a minute and think, please.  There are many, many people who CAN'T read this, and abortion had nothing to do with it.\nThe body ALSO aborts, but on its own.  We don't punish the body for miscarriages, do we?  I have to say I am not so righteous to believe I have all the facts and all the knowledge about abortion and the people who have them.  Not my business, it's theirs.  And I know people who have had abortions - it was NOT an easy decision, but best for everyone involved, including the unborn.\nThere are so many unwanted already.
802536
I do not agree with abortion being used as a contraceptive. What I do agree is abortion should only be used in the following circumstances.\n\n1. If the fetus is likely to be born with severe deformaties\n2. If the mothers life is put at risk.\n3. In some cases where the fetus was the result of rape.
120933
Actually, abortion is a safer option for the woman's health than is pregnancy, especially if she's a teenager. Any licensed provider or Planned Parenthood affiliate can provide you with a safe abortion. There is also mifepristone, or RU486, a chemical means of inducing abortion.\n\nWhatever you do about your abortion, do it safely! Do not try to do it yourself at home! Countless women died before the era of safe, legal abortion; don't be a statistic.
696510
I think your last B is being a bit extreme don't you?I do not believe in abortion but I do not think it is the same thing as when pharaoh or Herod gave their edicts.It is still wrong but not the same.
157335
You're right.  The "Morning After Pill" is a super-high dose of female hormones, like those contained in 28-day birth control pills.  The morning after pill works by preventing you from ovulating if you are near to doing so in your cycle.  No egg = no fertilization = no baby.  Additionally, some research suggests that it *may* prevent a fertilized egg from implanting in the uterine lining.  However, there does not seem to be any definitive answer on this as of yet.  If you are *already* pregnant by the time you take the morning after pill, it will have no effect upon you.\n\nThe 'abortion pill' (RU-486) however, induces miscarriage of a pregnancy that is established.  It first terminates the pregnancy, then causes severe cramping and spasming of the uterus (similar to the muscle spasm experienced during mensturation) which expells the contents of the uterus. \n\nAs to whether the morning after pill or traditional birth control pills can be considered a form of abortion - this depends on what your definition of abortion is.  If you define it as termination of an established pregnancy, then no, they are not.  However, as the pill can prevent a fertilized egg from implanting in the uterus, one could also argue that it *does* qualify as abortion.  It depends entirely on your perspective.
1088574
You are clearly not looking for answers. You are simply trying to troll the message board trying to find support for your own viewpoint. Look at your question. It is not a question. It is an opinion. what makes you think your opinion is more valuable than somebody else's?\n\nIf you stick with science, then no a fertilized egg is not a human being. After 8 weeks the fertilized egg has grown into a fetus and at that point it has all the required organs. So your religion tells you its a baby and you make a law barring everyone else from having the freedom. What if someone from a different religion believes it is ok to have abortion? Won't you be imposing your religious beliefs on that person?\n\nAnd if you want to talk of life, why does life begin at conception? The individual cells, sperm and oum, are already alive. every cell in your body is alive. So how do you deal with that fact? If you use contraceptives you are killing those cells. Isn't that murder?
944843
Although I am a Christian and truly believe that at the moment of conception a human being is created, I really struggle with this issue. So, after years of fierce internal struggles, here's what I believe.\n\nAbortion, no matter what the reason, ends a life. But I do not feel that you can legislate whether or not abortion should be legal. The decision to abort or not to abort is a moral issue, a decision that rests on the shoulders of the woman carrying the child. The consequences--if the woman chooses to abort--are between the woman and God. \n\nWhat needs to happen in America and around the world for that matter, is a massive effort to educate people with viable information that will prevent unwanted pregnancies. Prevention is our only hope.
39447
Because mostly, they are hipocrites.  It really bothers me that they feel so superior, that they will interfere with another person affairs without knowing anything about it.  I would love to hear how they would feel if their 12 year-old daughter was impregnated as a result of a rape.  Or how they would feel if the girl again, was just a child, and impregnated by her own father.\n\nI don't believe in abortion as a form of birth control, but there are circumstances where it should be an explorable option. If it is just "they don't want it" or "it was an accident"....NO, it should not be considered.\n\nThese people standing in front of a clinic with signs and screaming at people only make a bad situation worse.  It is not as if the women who do this are excited and having a good time.......it is difficult and emotionally exhausting to have to make that decision.  I can ony imagine!  If someone disagrees, that is o.k., but don't make a specticle and make the people involved out to be monsters.  They need to adhere to their proclaimed "Christian" way of life and show respect and love.....NOT HATE.\n\nYoure right, the "right to life" is just that.  To live and make choices....and live with them.  They don't need idiots screaming, throwing dead fetuses and killing to impose there way of thinking upon another person.\n\nMy God be with each one of them all.
2414
The morning after pill basically forces the woman to have a period, thereby alleviating virtually any possibility of being pregnant. In nearly any case, you will not remain pregnant if you have your period, most especially if it was that early after conception.
397760
Abortion is not birth control. If she's perfectly healthy, she wasn't raped, and it wasn't a case of incest, she would be both selfish and immature to abort the child rather than to give it up for adoption. Two million U.S. couples are waiting to adopt babies. \n\nAbortions are physically and mentally draining on women. She will never forgive herself. It will haunt her and break her heart for the rest of her life.
422623
First of all, it was NOT a stupid question at all.  Those of you who think it is irrelevant are incorrect. The only thing I can think of is the fact that drugs can place a great number of people in harm, while abortion is just 1 baby. Another point, the person who said a baby is just a fetus... America feels guilty about calling the fetus a baby, but in the literal Greek text, "fetus" literally means "a live baby", think about it!
235308
I think the main goal is to get women to stop using abortion as a form of birth control. The vast majority of abortions performed in this country are on women who find for any number of reasons that a baby is an "inconvenience". Hence the term " unwanted pregnancy ". \n\nMost pro abortion advocates like to use the rarest of examples to justify keeping abortion legal. Including killing a baby just as it is about to be born!\n\nThe actual percentage of cases where the mothers life is in danger or where the pregnancy is due to rape or incest is very small. The simple solution to all of this would be for women to take more responsibility for their own bodies. I agree that men should be responsible in their sexual behavior as well, however, ultimately the woman is the one to suffer the effects of an unwanted pregnancy.
124085
Whether or not you -personally- believe in abortion is a moot point.  The argument of the bible has no bearing on the legality of abortion.  The US was founded on the freedom of religion; therefore religion can have no say in outlawing abortion.  There are many religions that believe that life does not begin at conception, it begins when the baby is given a soul, when the baby is born, etc.  I personally believe that abortion should be legal, but that we also need to make birth control and sex education more available.  This will reduce the numbers of abortions dramatically.  I believe that is what everyone wants, ProChoice or AntiAbortion.\n\nMy feeling is that if you don't believe in abortion, then don't have one.