Quote:You missed it. Gamete cells are the product of cellular meosis in sexually reproducing organisms (sperm/egg). Targeting these cells through seminal retention (condoms vasectomy etc.) or through denyinf ovulation is a wholly separate moral act than intentionally targeting q third organism (gestating embryo).

No, I think I understood your point. I may have been too short with my response.


To re-word it, the birth control pill works in two ways. As you mentioned, one way is to stop ovulation all together. The other way is to prevent a fertilized egg from attaching to the uterine wall.


It's a two prong method of preventive pregnancy, one of those prongs - if you believe humanity begins at conception - is murder.


In essence, the pill doesn't stop all eggs from being released. Every woman that is on the pill will have had eggs released that invariably have been fertilized. But because the pill also makes the uterine wall inaccessible to the fertilized egg, the pregnancy is prevented.


So basically every woman on the pill has killed at least one baby, if you believe humanity begins at conception.


Now, I'm no expert in the pill, but this is my understanding of how the pill works based on webmd and other medical websites.

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