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According to medical science, pregnancy does not begin until implantation. Thus, Plan B does not cause abortions, because it acts by preventing implantation from ever happening. It actually does the same thing that some pre-coital contraceptives do, including the copper IUD and even some hormonal methods. It is not an "abortion," because there is no pregnancy.
I understand that some people claim otherwise, but we all know that the sort of people who call it the "unborn" would claim the uterus is a black hole to outer space if they thought hit helped their argument. That doesn't make it true.
Just to point out.. that's not settled. Most physicians think pregnancy starts with fertilization.
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Reuters Health) - Though most doctors will give you a definition of when pregnancy begins, it's not always the same one, according to a new survey.
Most of the polled obstetrician-gynecologists believe pregnancy begins when the sperm fertilizes the egg. But a minority say it doesn't begin until a week later when the fertilized egg implants in the uterus -- the definition given by the American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology (ACOG).