The aversion of a large contingent of the pro-life movement on a critical point has allowed pro-aborts to slither us down a colossal slippery slope.
That contingent has refused to engage on the fact that hormonal contraceptives and the intrauterine device may cause abortions by obstructing days-old embryos from implanting in the uterus.
Now we learn of the next slither down the slope. Reuters reported this week:
A copper intrauterine device was 100% effective at emergency contraception in a study of almost 2000 Chinese women who had the device implanted up to five days after unprotected sex....
"It is by far the best emergency contraceptive option," [said] Dr. James Trussell... "But many people just don't know about it."
I was one. Further news to me, again from Reuters:
On its women's health site, the Department of Health and Human Services lists intrauterine devices as a valid form of emergency contraception.
Really? Yes.
What should alarm pro-lifers is the likelihood that IUDs inserted post-coitally are most likely to cause abortions....
Continue reading my column today, "The IUD as emergency contraceptive?," at WorldNetDaily.com.
Posted by Jill Stanek at 12:01 PM. Filed under: Columnists • Jill Stanek • News •
