Wisconsin Democrats spread misinformation on the morning after pill

The Oshkosh Northwestern reports how Madison liberals held a public forum to put pressure on the Wisconsin State Assembly to pass a bill requiring hospitals to provide information and dispense "emergency contraception" to rape victims.

Whether abortion is ever justified following rape is beside the point. I am particularly concerned here with the blatant campaign of misinformation. A doctor quoted in the article states, "It’s up to all of us to explain to the population that this is a safe treatment, that it is not an abortion." Even the name "emergency contraception" implies that this is different than abortion.

The morning after pill has two functions. First, it works to prevent ovulation. This particular function is not abortive. But if an egg has already been released and fertilized, the morning after pill will prevent the egg from implanting in the uterus. When an egg has been fertilized, a woman is pregnant per the medical definition of pregnancy. When an embryo is expelled prior to viability, an abortion has occurred. Ending a pregnancy/expelling an embryo is an abortion per the medical definition of abortion. Thus, let's just dispense with this nonsense that the morning after pill is not an abortifacient. It clearly is. If we're going to debate this on the merits, let's at least be honest and get our facts straight.