Many people, especially pro-choice advocates, often deny the reality and impact of abortion. As a result, those who have suffered grief post-abortion are often unacknowledged or dismissed.[1] Truthfully, it is difficult to support such a gruesome act and acknowledge its full impact on a woman. In reality, many women have reported feeling negative emotions afterward. Take one example from a pro-choice comedian, Grace Campbell, who shares her experience: “After an intense seven weeks, post-abortion, the bleeding had finally stopped. But the persistent crying, self-hatred and grief followed me everywhere I went.” She also confides that she was nervous to talk about her experience “because I’ve been so afraid my words would be misunderstood or worse, I would come across as anti-choice.”

You may be familiar with the fact that the birth control pill (BCP) is not just prescribed to the sexually active seeking to be “safe.” Although that is a major draw toward the Pill, many young women have been offered it as a solution for numerous medical problems. Frequently, in the doctor’s office, this “medication” is presented as the best, if not the only, option. 

Is the birth control pill abortifacient? Does it prevent ovulation 100% of the time, or have we been sold a lie? Read further for a discussion that may challenge our previously held convictions.