For anyone who does not know, “emergency contraception” works in many ways, and one of the ways is that it prevents implantation (eventually resulting in the death of the unborn). So yeah, it does cause abortion sometimes. Also, the normal birth control pill itself sometimes works this way too.
The reason that this is not called an “abortifacient” (in medical terminology) is because of the way that the medical community / abortion lobby has redefined the terms.
Abortion is often defined by pro-lifers as the “intentional killing of the unborn”, but by pro-choicers as the “termination of a pregnancy”.
Contrary to common sense, the medical community has redefined “pregnancy” so that it does not begin until implantation. This is about a week after conception. Any death to the unborn during that time does not end the “pregnancy” (which hasn’t yet started, by their defintion), so the abortion industry can get away with saying, “Since the woman is not pregnant, these drugs do not cause abortions.” Either way, it doesn’t change the fact that emergency contraception sometimes ends the unborn’s life.
Given that emergency contraception is licit in certain situations, I would argue that unless the pharmacist knows for certain that the patient has ovulated, he should assume she has not, and dispense the medicine as prescribed. (And there’s no way for him to know for certain unless he breaks numerous HIPAA laws to obtain that information.)
I disagree. That assumption, if wrong, could cost someone his life.
The only safe thing to do is to test the woman and hope the test is accurate. If she cannot be tested, then err on the side of caution and do not dispense the emergency contraception.
