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From CNA: Morning-after pill is no cure and kills a human being, Italian expert says The president of the Catholic Union of Italian Pharmacists, Pietro Uroda, explained that the morning after pill is “a sort of hormonal bomb” that “cures nothing.” “It is a pharmaceutical product that is for killing an eventual embryo” that is already a human being. MORE

Madison, WI, September 6 (CNA).-Newly proposed legislation in Wisconsin could force doctors to act against their conscience and give emergency contraception to rape victims, says Pro-Life Wisconsin. This is more than just bad medicine if these bills are passed. A "medication" with such serious side effects should never be solely the decision of the woman. It would be medically unethical for a doctor to prescribe this to a woman - any woman - to begin with, as it has the potential to destroy the lives of both the woman and her baby. No doctor in his/her right mind possessing an ounce of morals would prescribe this "medication" for a woman. First of all, the MAP is a megadose of synthetic estrogen and progesterone hormones and we all know that megadoses of hormones are very dangerous. Even low to medium doses of estrogen have been linked to breast cancer (which is why the majority of OB/GYN's are no longer prescribing it for their patients.) If lower doses of e...

Many people still don't know that the Morning After Pill has been available at major pharmacies for nearly a year , since the FDA approved its "Over the Counter" status 26 August 2006. Plan B has been a major money maker for Barr Pharmaceuticals...at what cost to women? Read the rest here. Via Colleen Hammond.

I just finished reading these posts from CNA and Lifesite News about the Bishops in Connecticut and Wisconsin no longer opposing the Morning After Pill because it is now a law in their states that all hospitals must prescribe this medication. First of all, it seems to me that that is a flagrant violation of the law. How can the state say that a church-related (Catholic) hospital must violate its religious beliefs by administering a dangerous medication to a woman which could seriously harm her and destroy the life of her child? I really don't understand this at all, nor do I understand how the Bishops in Connecticut or Wisconsin can simply cease opposing the "Morning After Pill". It may be the law in their states, but they still need to uphold the teachings of the Church. Perhaps I am misinterpreting this, but it all seems very bizarre and shocking! Fortunately, I found this post from The Catholic Transcript which explains a little more, but I am still flabergasted by ...

Christians must have recourse to conscientious objection to abortion, euthanasia, same-sex marriage, said the President of Pontifical Academy for Life, Bishop Elio Sgreccia, at the conclusion of a conference last week. “Until now we were familiar with objection of conscience in two fields, against military service and war and against abortion and sterilization,” he said, but there are many other cases today. “For example, the morning-after pill, or chemical abortion, and other methods including vaccines used in the third world,” he said. The bishop was speaking at a two-day general assembly of the Pontifical Academy for Life at the Vatican, Feb. 23-24. About 400 participants from around the world participated. The theme was: “The Christian Conscience Supports the Right to Life”. “The conscience is often called the sanctuary of the person, the most secret nucleus which decides man’s action,” Bishop Sgreccia said. “Since it is a sacred place the conscience can also be profaned, destroye...