I wasn't trying to make any sort of argument or prove a point, goldberry. I simply posted Plan B's information from the source for anyone who was interested so they could come to their own conclusions.
goldberry99
Tue Aug 21, 2007 2:09 pm
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Exactly. "May," the theoretical possibility that exists in regular birth control pills, and Cox-2 inhibitors, like Vioxx and Celebrex. So if you're against Plan B because it MIGHT have a CHANCE of interfering with implantation then you have to be against the REGULAR birth control pill because it has the same chance because it is the SAME hormones. But no, the Christianpost articles never say this, they never say that Plan B supresses ovulation, they never say that the reason it's not 100% is because if an egg has already dropped then you get pregnant, they focus on the POSSIBILITY that it could interfere with implantation like the medication Vioxx, and since they decide to reinterpret their own version of science and write it as fact they lose credibility. Just say that Plan B is the same hormone as the regular birth control pill, just a higher dose, and works the same way to suppress ovulation and prevent fertilization, so it's not an abortion, and then move on with talking about sexual behavior. This article would have good points about sex, abstinence, and mental health if it didn't lie about science and discredit itself.
imho
Mon Aug 20, 2007 6:53 pm
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From the Plan B site: "Plan B® works like a regular birth control pill. It prevents pregnancy mainly by stopping the release of an egg from the ovary, and may also prevent the fertilization of an egg (the uniting of sperm with the egg). Plan B® may also work by preventing it from attaching to the uterus (womb)."
goldberry99
Sun Aug 19, 2007 12:45 am
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HUH? Plan B works by suppressing ovulation and thus preventing fertilization, NOT by preventing implantation. It's a large dose of the regular birth control hormone and works the same way by preventing the release of the egg. When they include false information it can discredit the entire article. Be more responsible and LOOK at the science, Christianpost!
Tony056
Sat Aug 18, 2007 1:36 pm
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Offering a choice about birth control is not teaching college kids anything. College have kids have what Jean Piaget called "formal operational thought" which mean they can cognitvely hold two opposing tensions and make their own choice in an adult way.
Jr. High kids don't have this ability, some high school kids do not. But offering a choice about birth control is not teaching them a view point at this point in their cognitive developemnt. By the same token, not offering a choice does not teach them anything either.
Many people want to take away choices of younger people and hope they will "learn" to make the right choice. (the only available one) This simply is not true.
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Jr. High kids don't have this ability, some high school kids do not. But offering a choice about birth control is not teaching them a view point at this point in their cognitive developemnt. By the same token, not offering a choice does not teach them anything either.
Many people want to take away choices of younger people and hope they will "learn" to make the right choice. (the only available one) This simply is not true.