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Teva Pharmaceuticals, the creators of Plan B (the "morning-after pill") has repeatedly asked the FDA to remove its warning label that the drug "may inhibit implantation by altering the endometrium [the inside lining of the uterus]." It increasingly is finding support within the medical research community. read more

Conservative Christian companies and colleges object to paying for drugs they believe essentially abort babies. So they've sued the government for insisting that they subsidize, through insurance programs, emergency contraceptives for their employees. read more

For this reason a lot of media outlets are saying that “Plan B is not an abortion pill,” or “Plan B does not cause an abortion.” There is evidence that oral contraceptives (birth control pills) can work through a similar mechanism, also preventing implantation of a fertilized egg. read more

Plan B is being deceptively marketed as emergency contraception rather than an abortion pill. With a similar chemical make-up as RU-486 and warnings hidden within its own product information, there is no question that Plan B can terminate a pregnancy. read more

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