[drjimmy]

A young girl just died from an infection from these pills.
While concerns about the effects of Plan B on a woman's body and on STD rates are legitimate, this was not the pill that caused the young woman to die. That was RU-486. Plan B is a contraceptive rather than an abortifacient because it prevents fertilization from taking place.

[luckymom]

Don't you mean to say it prevents implantation from taking place?

[cogitator]

While concerns about the effects of Plan B on a woman's body and on STD rates are legitimate, this was not the pill that caused the young woman to die. That was RU-486. Plan B is a contraceptive rather than an abortifacient because it prevents fertilization from taking place.

Thanks for this information. I thought you were wrong and did a little Web searching; Plan B apparently works three different ways -- delaying/preventing ovulation, interfering with fertilization, and preventing implantation. I had only been aware of the third mechanism.

Plan B Emergency Contraception (Morning-After Pills)