[realpatriot71]

The morning after pill simply prevents the release of an egg or the implantation of an embryo. Not quite the same as getting one's hands bloody.

[mikesmad]

That wasn't my point, but never mind.

[Dasaji]

The morning after pill simply prevents the release of an egg or the implantation of an embryo. Not quite the same as getting one's hands bloody.

I agree. In fact, I once read a statistic that 40-60% of fetilized eggs fail to implant *anyway* due to progesterone levels not being optimum at the time of fertilization. With statistics that high, use of a morning-after pill is simply a bit of insurance. There's no bloody hands involved.

[areafiftyone]

The morning after pill simply prevents the release of an egg or the implantation of an embryo

I thank you for pointing that out. I believe the same thing happens with birth control pills.

[Dimensio]

The morning after pill simply prevents the release of an egg or the implantation of an embryo. Not quite the same as getting one's hands bloody.

You're forgetting that some people believe that human life begins the instant the sperm cell hits the egg cell.

Personally I prefer to reserve personhood to an entity that has a chance of brain function (ie, neural tissue in the fetus, about 40 days after implantation).