Apparently I myself was ignorant of conception and contraception. I assumed that the time between sexual intercourse and conception was relatively short. Yet if Plan B can be taken almost three whole days later and not be considered an abortifacent, then I guess I was wrong
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Even if 60-70% of Americans agree that abortions should be allowed with some or no restrictions, even if it becomes 70-80% one day, as long as you've got 20% of America - read: 50 million people - strongly opposed, the process of getting an abortion will always be a miserable one.Too true, unfortunately. There will likely always be protesters ringing abortion clinics, at the very least; the constitutional right to freedom of speech ensures that. And that 20% figure reminds me of a truism that I learned in my first leadership position in the Navy; 20% of the people working for you will take up 80% of your time with their issues. (Some more cynical folks estimate that at 10% of the people taking up 90% of the leader's time.) It's a real challenge to deal effectively with those 20%, without shortchanging the other 80%. The 80% may only need a little guidance and assistance now and then to stay on course, but without that timely guidance/assistance, they can become problem cases too
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What I want to know is how Plan B works. How does it avert conception?
It's a bit ironic that in the US, contraceptives are still hard to come by, but we're so willing to use fertility drugs. It worries me how much people don't want to adopt. I simply don't understand it. To be your child, do they have to be made of the same genetic material as you?
Yeah, the irony about the huge gap between most "pro-life" people and adoption has been noticed before. Which is one of the reasons why I refer to them as anti-choice, not pro-life. To be truly pro-life, one has to care about the children after they leave the womb and become people with minds of their own.
If you could spread the message via your own LJ as well, I'd greatly appreciate it.
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What I want to know is how Plan B works. How does it avert conception?
It's a bit ironic that in the US, contraceptives are still hard to come by, but we're so willing to use fertility drugs. It worries me how much people don't want to adopt. I simply don't understand it. To be your child, do they have to be made of the same genetic material as you?
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http://www.go2planb.com/ForConsumers/AboutPlanB/HowItWorks.aspx
Yeah, the irony about the huge gap between most "pro-life" people and adoption has been noticed before. Which is one of the reasons why I refer to them as anti-choice, not pro-life. To be truly pro-life, one has to care about the children after they leave the womb and become people with minds of their own.
If you could spread the message via your own LJ as well, I'd greatly appreciate it.
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