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The morality of using emergency contraception in the case of rape

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Recently there has been a great deal of controversy around the morning after pill otherwise known as “emergency contraception”.  Several studies have seemed to show that the pharmaceutical works only in a contraceptive manner (meaning conception is prevented) rather than in an…

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Raise the Bar Instead of Offering Free Emergency Contraception

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The announcement last week that Taranaki District Health Board subcommittee has accepted the stategy to provide the morning after pill (emergency contraception) free to children as young as 12 years old, is shocking, and irresponsible.  While, it has not become practice yet,…

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