The Morning After Pill

lucifer's_angel:

I thought Dru pointed out that the morning after pill does not in fact terminate a life.

you're right. i've been doing this in my ethics class at college, and an embryo is not officially regonised as a human life b/c it can still split into two [and create twins], that's medical journals and the Catholic church's stance on the subject. so condoms and contraceptive pills don't terminate life, b/c life hasn't started yet. but if you really want to go deeper, you have to try and determine when life actually begins. i hate to sound like a big nerd, but i've got textbooks and stuff about this, lol.

personally, i find it kinda scary that there's 12 year old's out there having sex.

Kerplunk Girl:

It doesn't terminate a life because there isn't a life there yet.

There's a new one I think, it's called Emergency Contraception. It could be taken from the period intercourse was done or up to 150 hours (5 days). It's basically just the same, though the range of time is longer with the EC pills.

I disagree with the age limit. There's a possibility that more girls would have sex if this drug is made available to anyone in any age, but what if you were raped? Or forced to have sex?

Plus, it's advisable for women (not 13 year olds) to have a pill ready in their purses incase a unplanned intercourse occured.

TheKidInTheBack:

My friend (who's twelve) had protected sex with her boyfriend (who's thirteen) but the condom broke and now she thinks she might be pregnant.

Fucking fabulous, right?

Let's face the facts--kids are always going to have sex no matter how many abstinence assemblies you make them sit through or how many times you CLEARLY STATE that they should always use protection because a majority of the world's youth is brain-dead and therefore they will not listen. Having something like the Morning After Pill as an extra precaution or a last minute resort just...helps. I can't exactly word that very well, so I'll just say that. It helps.

Agree. A guy from my class cheated on his girlfriend, then the girl he cheated with got pregnant. They were using a condom but it broke. The girl came to her parents but her parents were narrow-minded christians who thinks using the MAP would kill the 'baby' inside her. So now, she's 14 and she's pregnant. The guy on the otherhand is starting to loose his sanity on what's going to happen to them.

So? We know some parents are like that. They'd rather make their teenage daughter bear a child than go to a pharmacy with them and get a pill.

reni.REVENGE:

lucifer's_angel:

I thought Dru pointed out that the morning after pill does not in fact terminate a life.

you're right. i've been doing this in my ethics class at college, and an embryo is not officially regonised as a human life b/c it can still split into two [and create twins], that's medical journals and the Catholic church's stance on the subject. so condoms and contraceptive pills don't terminate life, b/c life hasn't started yet. but if you really want to go deeper, you have to try and determine when life actually begins. i hate to sound like a big nerd, but i've got textbooks and stuff about this, lol.

personally, i find it kinda scary that there's 12 year old's out there having sex.

That is not why it doesn't terminate a life. This is not a 'when life begins' thing. This is not an embryo/fetus thing.
The egg cannot be implanted for the pill to work.
She is not pregnant, therefore she cannot be terminating a pregnancy.
It's nothing to do with ethics, embryos, or fetuses.
It's science.

druscilla; insain:

Arcane-Inamorata:

I'm sorry.. but I have to bring this into the discussion...
What about the situation of rape? A friend of my sisters was a virgin and then on the way home from a party she was raped by a stranger. Thankfully, a pregnancy did not develop from it, but what if it had? It can't be easy to talk to your parents about, and most rape cases go without the victim talking about it, so the morning after pill should be available for people under 18.

They give the morning-after pill to rape victims at hospitals.
So obviously the side effects for teenagers can't be too bad.
We already know I think it should be legal, but yeah, there's a tidbit for you.

It's good that they do that at hospitals, but what about the ones who don't report it?
Thanks for the info though Dru.

druscilla; insain:

reni.REVENGE:

lucifer's_angel:

I thought Dru pointed out that the morning after pill does not in fact terminate a life.

you're right. i've been doing this in my ethics class at college, and an embryo is not officially regonised as a human life b/c it can still split into two [and create twins], that's medical journals and the Catholic church's stance on the subject. so condoms and contraceptive pills don't terminate life, b/c life hasn't started yet. but if you really want to go deeper, you have to try and determine when life actually begins. i hate to sound like a big nerd, but i've got textbooks and stuff about this, lol.

personally, i find it kinda scary that there's 12 year old's out there having sex.

That is not why it doesn't terminate a life. This is not a 'when life begins' thing. This is not an embryo/fetus thing.
The egg cannot be implanted for the pill to work.
She is not pregnant, therefore she cannot be terminating a pregnancy.
It's nothing to do with ethics, embryos, or fetuses.
It's science.

shit, i think i got it mixed up with abortion >.<

reni.REVENGE:

druscilla; insain:

reni.REVENGE:

lucifer's_angel:

I thought Dru pointed out that the morning after pill does not in fact terminate a life.

you're right. i've been doing this in my ethics class at college, and an embryo is not officially regonised as a human life b/c it can still split into two [and create twins], that's medical journals and the Catholic church's stance on the subject. so condoms and contraceptive pills don't terminate life, b/c life hasn't started yet. but if you really want to go deeper, you have to try and determine when life actually begins. i hate to sound like a big nerd, but i've got textbooks and stuff about this, lol.

personally, i find it kinda scary that there's 12 year old's out there having sex.

That is not why it doesn't terminate a life. This is not a 'when life begins' thing. This is not an embryo/fetus thing.
The egg cannot be implanted for the pill to work.
She is not pregnant, therefore she cannot be terminating a pregnancy.
It's nothing to do with ethics, embryos, or fetuses.
It's science.

shit, i think i got it mixed up with abortion >.<

That's okay.
I almost started screaming in the stem cell research thread and was like 'this isn't the morning-after thread. Oops'.

reni.REVENGE:

lucifer's_angel:

personally, i find it kinda scary that there's 12 year old's out there having sex.

Because they think it is cool and everyone of their friend's are doing, but they really aren't. It is scary because next thing you know, five-year-old will be having sex.

^^
Five year olds wouldnt be able to have sex.
And they wouldnt get pregnant any way, because at such a young age, they would just shoot blanks.

beast and the harlot:

^^
Five year olds wouldnt be able to have sex.
And they wouldnt get pregnant any way, because at such a young age, they would just shoot blanks.

Correction; five-year-old boys wouldn't be able to have sex. But five-year-old girls, unless by some disease, which I've heard can get you your period waaaay early, like age 3 or something...[I don't know, long story...] can't get pregnant.

Can boys even get an erection during latency? And wouldn't a girl just .. rip?

The entire thing is disturbing ..

Kids are kids, sure there's 'circumstances', but surely there is an age where, that and below, they are just too young for sex ..

Five year olds can have sex. See.

The topic is The Morning After Pill.

Regardless of wether or not kids can or cant have sex, sex happens, and women can chose to take the pill to prevent unwanted pregnancy. No foetus is killed, no life murdered, an un-fertilized egg is terminated. That's it.

druscilla; insain:

If you are over the age of 18, you can buy this drug. Other than that, you have to have a prescription.

I think that is completely and totally wrong. Kids should not have to go to their parents to get this pill if they need it. They should be able to go into the drugstore and purchase it themselves. It's just like any other contraceptive.

There should not be an age limit.

Discuss.

Age has a huge bearing on this issue. That's it.

Age is a big issue, but if a person feels they are old enough for sex, they are obviously old enough to get the pill.

If they are raped or pressured they should have security in knowing that the pill is avaliable to them

^ Yes. I agree to an extent.

Whether or not you believe a person is old enough to have sex, they will.
They don't give a damn if your or anyone else thinks that they are old enough.
Sometimes people don't think, sometimes they do.
Sometimes accidents happen.
Do you honestly think that forcing a teenager to get pregnant is the right punishment?
You're just creating more abortions, more unwanted children, and paying more money out of your pocket for this . . . fucked up sense of morality.

I was being sarcastic. No need to get all scientific on me.

She's right - not scientific, common sense.