The Abortion Supervisory Committee has recently come out with a report to Government on what is happening with abortion in NZ.
A couple of points that have really stood out to me were:
The second point is on the incredible number of abortions (2399 in 2006) due to oral contraceptive failure. Contraceptive failure that points to the probable abortificient nature of the pill failing in preventing implantation of a conceived child, as it is highly unlikely that the low dose pills available in NZ actually prevent ovulation.
In NZ the highest hormone level pill is 50mcg (see Medsafe). When the pill first came out it was 150mcg, much higher than what is available now. Studies on a higher hormone dose pill showed that ovulation was not prevented all of the time, that it was still possible to ovulate on the high hormone level pill. Since that time, hormone levels since have been lowered because of the terrible effects on the bodies of the women taking them.
The lower the hormone dose, the less chance of ovulation being prevented. That means that if a woman on the pill is sexually active, it is highly likely that she is conceiving. But no matter, the low dose pills still reduce the likelihood of pregnancy. The crucial thing for a newly conceived baby to do is to implant into the lining of the uterus to gain necessary nutrients for the continuation of life. However, the uterus of a woman on the pill is very hostile to the newly conceived baby as the lining is much thinner and makes a successful implantation less likely. This implantation can still occur, as our abortion statistics for women on the contraceptive pill show, but this is not the norm. What is more likely is that the baby dies and is flushed out with the next menstrual period. That is what I mean by the pill being abortifacient .
If the contraceptive pill only affected ovulation and not the lining of the womb, then it would not be abortifacient. However no conceptive pill purports to do this - they all say they prevent ovulation most of the time (highly unlikely) and as a backup change the nature of the lining of the uterus so as to make implantation of the conceived baby unlikely.
Of course the abortifacient nature of the contraceptive pill will not bother alot of people, but it should bother those who think they are only preventing ovulation, because in effect, it is very likely those people have unbeknownst and unexpectedly lost a number of children already due to the abortifacient effect of the contraceptive pill. That's a tragedy for those people. And for everyone, whether they acknowledge it or not.
The only caveat I need to add is that there are also pro-life physicians out there that do not believe that the evidence supports the hostile womb theory, that once a baby is conceived that everything works to enable implantation. That may be so, but personally, since this is a matter of life and death, that's a hell of a risk to take.
Hattip:
Who cares about a smack when we are killing 18,000 babies a year! ~ DumbOx, Being Frank
Related Links:
Report of the Abortion Supervisory Committee, 2007
Birth Control Pill: Abortifacient and Contraceptive ~ American Association of Pro-Life Obstetricians and Gynecologists
A couple of points that have really stood out to me were:
- the Committee will be looking at the availability and the need for second trimester services in all regions .
- In 2006, 2,399 abortions "needed" to be done as a result of oral contraceptive failure.
The second point is on the incredible number of abortions (2399 in 2006) due to oral contraceptive failure. Contraceptive failure that points to the probable abortificient nature of the pill failing in preventing implantation of a conceived child, as it is highly unlikely that the low dose pills available in NZ actually prevent ovulation.
In NZ the highest hormone level pill is 50mcg (see Medsafe). When the pill first came out it was 150mcg, much higher than what is available now. Studies on a higher hormone dose pill showed that ovulation was not prevented all of the time, that it was still possible to ovulate on the high hormone level pill. Since that time, hormone levels since have been lowered because of the terrible effects on the bodies of the women taking them.
The lower the hormone dose, the less chance of ovulation being prevented. That means that if a woman on the pill is sexually active, it is highly likely that she is conceiving. But no matter, the low dose pills still reduce the likelihood of pregnancy. The crucial thing for a newly conceived baby to do is to implant into the lining of the uterus to gain necessary nutrients for the continuation of life. However, the uterus of a woman on the pill is very hostile to the newly conceived baby as the lining is much thinner and makes a successful implantation less likely. This implantation can still occur, as our abortion statistics for women on the contraceptive pill show, but this is not the norm. What is more likely is that the baby dies and is flushed out with the next menstrual period. That is what I mean by the pill being abortifacient .
If the contraceptive pill only affected ovulation and not the lining of the womb, then it would not be abortifacient. However no conceptive pill purports to do this - they all say they prevent ovulation most of the time (highly unlikely) and as a backup change the nature of the lining of the uterus so as to make implantation of the conceived baby unlikely.
Of course the abortifacient nature of the contraceptive pill will not bother alot of people, but it should bother those who think they are only preventing ovulation, because in effect, it is very likely those people have unbeknownst and unexpectedly lost a number of children already due to the abortifacient effect of the contraceptive pill. That's a tragedy for those people. And for everyone, whether they acknowledge it or not.
The only caveat I need to add is that there are also pro-life physicians out there that do not believe that the evidence supports the hostile womb theory, that once a baby is conceived that everything works to enable implantation. That may be so, but personally, since this is a matter of life and death, that's a hell of a risk to take.
Hattip:
Who cares about a smack when we are killing 18,000 babies a year! ~ DumbOx, Being Frank
Related Links:
Report of the Abortion Supervisory Committee, 2007
Birth Control Pill: Abortifacient and Contraceptive ~ American Association of Pro-Life Obstetricians and Gynecologists