Quote:Actually there are 2 different hormones in the pill, one that works to prevent ovulation, the other to make implantation into the uterus difficult for the fertilized egg.


Ok, so now you are saying that life isn't at conception? Is that your position now? That a fertilized egg isn't when life begins, but when that egg attaches to the uterine wall is the actual start?


I'm trying to understand your position, because a few days ago I could have sworn you were saying that science (and yourself) states that life begins once meiosis starts.


So, which is it?

 

Mitosis, not meosis.  Meosis I the process by which the gametes (sperm and egg) are formed.  Mitosis is the functional reproduction of a fully functioning cell of an independent organism. 

 

In this case the basic function of hormonal contraception is to disrupt the natural cycle that results in the release of an Egg (Ovulation).  In the process, that also cuts out the natural thickening and preparation of the uterine lining.  So again, the target is the prevention of ovulation not the intentional destruction of an independently identified organism as in abortion. 

 

Also, you talk about combined BC methods, women only have an option of progesterone (affects the lining) or full on combination (still affects the lining) so its not like you have women walking up to a counter and making a conscious decision to deny an egg that isn't supposed to drop into the uterus the bed it needs to be implanted. 

 

That doesn't change the fact that human life begins at conception (scientific fact).  That doesn't mean that all human life isn't worthy of protection, especially when it is at its most innocent and most vulnerable.  It's a basic acknowledgement of the inefficiency of the current systems of hormonal birth control and not blaming women for something that they have no control over.

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