Comments on: NARAL: Unprotected Sex is an Emergency

By: Lawrence

Lawrence — Wed, 25 Apr 2007 16:11:27 +0000

Emergency contraception simply addresses a symptom of the problem.

There are several problems here:
1. is the desire to undo after-the-fact the consequences of a bad decision. (emergency contraception)
2. is the temptation to commit to the bad decision in the first place.
3. is the desire to not call the bad decision a bad decision, and seek methods (legalized abortion) to help us justify our bad decisions as acceptable.

And since we are all simply intelligent apes, (at least as the public school system teaches) then we might as well treat ourselves as mere animals.

By: Dan

Dan — Wed, 25 Apr 2007 15:22:32 +0000

From the FDA (yes, we are suspect as to what the government says ) with respect to Plan B:

3. How does Plan B work?

Plan B works like other birth control pills to prevent pregnancy. Plan B acts primarily by stopping the release of an egg from the ovary (ovulation). It may prevent the union of sperm and egg (fertilization). If fertilization does occur, Plan B may prevent a fertilized egg from attaching to the womb (implantation). If a fertilized egg is implanted prior to taking Plan B, Plan B will not work.

If we accept that life begins at conception rather than implantation, then an abortion occurs if there’s a fertilization and Plan B prevents implantation. If Plan B didn’t mess with implantation, there wouldn’t be as much objection to it.

By: NR Wife

NR Wife — Wed, 25 Apr 2007 15:01:20 +0000

So handing out emergency contraception to anyone who wants it is wrong, but letting someone bring a child into this world or worse yet get an abortion because that emergency contraception wasn’t available is okay. I say hand out the emergency contraception. Put it in CVS, Walgreens, put it in the gas station bathroom vending machine with all the other fancy items. If it stops unplanned pregnancies and abortions then lets go for it. Better yet it has the tendency to make you sick as a dog when you take that many hormone pills all in one fell swoop, so maybe you will think about it the next time.

By: Rick

Rick — Wed, 25 Apr 2007 00:11:36 +0000

Um, but you can’t get mentioned during the night time news if you don’t create an emergency. After all, as Art Modell once said (I’m paraphrasing), “Good press and bad press both beat no press.”

I’m guessing that NARAL didn’t check how many of these folks were high or drunk when the, er, “incident” occurred.

And what about the cost for a box of “protection” versus the cost of emergency room care. Imagine reporting that one to your HMO…oops, I’m assuming these people have jobs and health insurance. Probably a bad move on my part.

By: Barb M

Barb M — Tue, 24 Apr 2007 17:55:27 +0000

“Lack of preparation on your part does not constitute an emergency on my part.”