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Then...Does that mean that birth control is abortion?

NFP is Birth Control ... but it is based on abstinence. There is no union of sperm and egg with abstinence. So, Birth Control by definition is not abortion. I know you know and agree with that. Who wouldn't? Abortion is not possible without union of egg and sperm - either is birth. Simple.

Note: NFP is not the Rhythm Method. The Rhythm method does not work, never has worked as effective birth control. But today's NFP (unlike Rhythm) is as effective as the Pill, better than the IUD and way better than condoms. And there are no side effects or any potential for forced rejection of an egg-sperm union.

You can see post #28 for definition of the potential for contraceptives to be abortificient. Some specifics on the morning after pill (MAP). The MAP is designed to be an abortificient - after the union of sperm and egg. The MAP does not always cause an abortion because:

1. the woman's egg may not have been any where near ovulation point and so the MAP may actually stop the woman from ovulating,

2. even if sexual intercourse had occurred at the time of ovulation - a sperm may not have reached it in time

3. or the egg-sperm union may be able to survive and implant in the harmful-environment the MAP creates in the woman's womb.

I'm glad to see another NFP supporter here!

"NFP is Birth Control..."

Though the Sympto-thermal, Creighton, and Billings methods of Natural Family Planning are all more effective than any form of artificial contraception, in preventing pregnancy in any given month, I wouldn't refer to them as "birth control," for one who is using NFP is not trying to "control" anything external to himself or herself. The couple using NFP does not believe it is within their power to control the miracles of conception and birth; what they do believe, and know, is that they are able to control their actions, with an eye to the consequences that follow.

Billings Ovulatory Method, over 99.5% accurate: www.woomb.org
Sympto-Thermal Method, over 99.3% accurate: www.ccli.org
Creighton Model, nearly 100% accurate: www.creightonmodel.com, www.popepaulvi.com