This is a sad but true issue. I cannot understand why it is not necessary to inform patients that this is the way these pills work. How corrupt is the AMA and FDA that they don’t make doctors inform their patients about this. Anyone not directly tied to the pro life movement or in the medical profession would have no way of knowing this information, and they are being kept purposefully in the dark about it. It sickens me.
Ping.
“I thought birth control pills stopped fertilization when in fact that is not the case. The pills stop the already-fertilized egg from implanting in the uterus. In other words, they act as abortifacients.”
My understanding is that this isn’t an either/or thing. From what I understand, the pill usually prevents fertilization, but sometimes it doesn’t, and then prevents implantation.
From their website (my bold for emphasis):
Jim Bob & Michelle Duggar married July 21st, 1984. At that time, they chose to use the birth control pill. They thought, “We don’t want children right now. We can’t afford them. We want children in our timing, when we’re ready.”
Four years later they decided to have their first child. Then, Michelle went back on the pill, but she conceived and had a miscarriage. At that point they talked with a Christian medical doctor and read the fine print in the contraceptives package. They found that while taking the pill you can get pregnant and then miscarry. They were grieved! They were Christians! They were pro-life! They realized that their selfish actions had taken the life of their child. They prayed and asked God to forgive them, and to teach them to love children like He loves children. They asked God to bless them with as many children as He saw fit in His timing. Right after that Michelle got pregnant with twins!