Plan B fails, and paves the way for a new abortion drug

August 20, 2010

(The Point blog) - The newest abortifacient approved by the FDA is “ella.”  This drug is falsely being promoted as a contraceptive, when in reality it is simply another drug that will abort a baby within 120 hours of a contraception failure or “unprotected” sex.  

A couple of ironic points arise from this story:  

1)    If contraception was such a sure-fire way to prevent pregnancy, then why do we need a contraceptive for the contraception?  Sounds like the problem is less what people are using to prevent pregnancy and more poor life choices?  If nothing else, it sounds like a difficult way to live—apart from the fact that contraception is unnatural and degrades even the conjugal act.  

2)    The concept of protecting yourself from the consequences of sex, whether to prevent STDs or pregnancy, has always confused me.  The sexual liberationists tout sex as liberation from the bindings of religious convention.  But what is liberating about constantly worrying that you have not protected yourself from STDs or a baby?  It seems like contraception is more troublesome than abstinence.

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