SkepticThinker
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This won't do anything for you if you are already pregnant.
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Elective surgery is banned unless... it is for abortion
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dfnj
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I thought it causes a miscarriage in addition to preventing insemination. Maybe I'm wrong.
SkepticThinker
Veteran Member
As far as I know, it will not cause a miscarriage if you are pregnant. The purpose of taking Plan B is to prevent the release of an egg from the ovaries; to prevent an egg that has been released from fertilizing; or to prevent a fertilized egg from implanting itself into the uterus. If an embryo has already implanted itself into the uterus, this drug will not end that pregnancy.
You might be thinking of RU-486 which is an abortion pill.
dfnj
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It would not be called the morning after pill if it did not work the morning after. How long does it take before it would no longer work?
dfnj
Well-Known Member
This is what I found out from the google:
Plan B, My Way, Take Action, and other levonorgestrel morning-after pills work best when you take them quickly after unprotected sex. They'll work best up to 3 days (72 hours) after unprotected sex. You can take these up to 5 days (120 hours) after sex, but they don't work nearly as well by day 5.
SkepticThinker
Veteran Member
It will work the morning after, if a fertilized embryo hasn't yet implanted itself in the uterus.
You're supposed to take it within 72 hours after intercourse (it's most effective when taken 12 hours afterwards).
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Is any argument worth it?This argument (abortion) is rather pointless, ultimately, because IMHO it boils down to whether one sees all human life as sacred, or whether one insists "that bodily autonomy trumps all".
Has anyone EVER changed an opponent's view on this issue? I doubt it! But have fun.
We debate on and on about theism vs atheism. About left vs right politics (mostly American.) About holy scripture. About gay rights. Trans rights. How many minds have changed?
This is a site the bored come to have meaningless arguments. Not necessarily to change minds. I mean it’s good to see the other side’s perspective, of course.
I’ve changed my mind on a good number of issues over the years. But my mind was changed through my own introspection, not from any argument I had.
Other perspectives:This argument (abortion) is rather pointless, ultimately, because IMHO it boils down to whether one sees all human life as sacred, or whether one insists "that bodily autonomy trumps all".
Has anyone EVER changed an opponent's view on this issue? I doubt it! But have fun.
Is a mindless foetus human?
Is it the species that's sacred, or personhood?