Is birth control a form of abortion? Then why are doctors and pharmacists throughout us refusing to prescribe or dispense them. Read on….
Unwanted pregnancy has always been a matter of concern for teens and the married alike. Birth control offers you to the opportunity to live life to the fullest without the paranoia of pregnancy and it therefore enjoys an undying popularity.
However, in the recent times birth control pill has become a topic debate after many doctors and pharmacist throughout the us refused to prescribe and dispense them respectively on grounds of faith. These doctors and pharmacists supporting this controversial belief believe that the pill with other hormonal contraception--including the skin patch, the vaginal ring, and progesterone injections--cause tens of thousands of "silent" abortions every year. They hold a strong believed opinion that contraception is one form abortion -chemical abortion to put in their words.
However, a few physicians -especially of obstetrics and gynecology, opine in support of the pill saying it has over 20 noncontraceptive uses in the common practice. It isn't just used to prevent pregnancy, but is also useful to cut the risk of ovarian cancer by upto 80%. They further add that it is also effectively used to prevent surgery in women for gynecological conditions like endometriosis, fibroids, and severe bleeding and pain.
The actual fact still stands debatable. The anti pill groups firmly base their stand on the fact that the pill isn't perfect although it is designed to suppress ovulation and prevent fertilization, 1 out of every 1000 women who have been taking pills strictly adhering to the directions for a year are known to get pregnant. However, the main stream experts do acknowledge that ovulation is seen, but are quick add that it is seen only 2 -3 percent and it's fertilization is very rare phenomenon.
The very base of this difference lies in the difference in opinion on when pregnancy and life begin. The american college of obstetricians and gynecologists believe that it starts not when an egg is fertilized, but when the fertilized egg implants in the uterine lining. They support their claim with a logically satisfying rational that a pregnancy test does not show positive until implantation, and therefore there cannot be an abortion before pregnancy. While the anti pill loyalist are firm on their stand that life begins earlier and that fertilization is pregnancy. The sloughing of a fertile egg in their view is a form of chemical abortion.
There is also quite a disapproving unrest among the users of these pills. They accuse the pharmacists of endangering the women health care and question if these actions of pharmacist are legally approving. The anti pill group justify their stand stating that it is their right to enhance lives and they feel it their moral obligation to refuse dispensing medications they feel takes lives.
The outcome of this debate may still have a long way to go. The anti pill group may not be aware of how many doctors and druggist support their cause out of the 117,500 family physicians and ob/gyns and 173,000 pharmacists in the us. But after one story of pill denial featuring on texas tv station and then making it on the national news, these anti pill supporters sure seem to be making their presence felt not only among women, but also among law and policy makers on both state and national levels.
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