tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12625691.post114122593129909058..comments2024-02-29T01:43:23.900-05:00Comments on Women's Bioethics Blog: Isn't preventing unintended pregnancies a good thing?Linda MacDonald Glennhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02378544626277000243noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12625691.post-1141393988226068362006-03-03T08:53:00.000-05:002006-03-03T08:53:00.000-05:00"barefoot and pregnant" is the expression tbat com..."barefoot and pregnant" is the expression tbat comes to mind -- I simply do not want to believe that we have reverted back to a point where women are being held responsible for all the sexual evils of the world and that any sex a woman might have other than for the purposes of procreation is a wrong that should be punished -- but then again, I may be being naive.Linda MacDonald Glennhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02378544626277000243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12625691.post-1141262071946610592006-03-01T20:14:00.000-05:002006-03-01T20:14:00.000-05:00Your comment about Plan B is well taken, although ...Your comment about Plan B is well taken, although the articles and comments are in reference to two different articles and two different problems. As you point out, there are many contraceptives that do work to prohibit a sperm from fertilizing an egg and therefore do not risk expelling a zygote from the womb -- so I don't understand why the states would not, at the very least, support those types of birth control, preventing unwanted pregnancies.Linda MacDonald Glennhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02378544626277000243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12625691.post-1141237522840466002006-03-01T13:25:00.000-05:002006-03-01T13:25:00.000-05:00A few things that I think it is important to clear...A few things that I think it is important to clear up before commenting on this article. First of all, the Guttmacher Institute may techinically be "nonpartisan" but it was started as the research arm of Planned Parenthood and despite its claims to be independent still retains a lot of the original staff and philosophies. So to use it's statistics and analysis without understanding the potential bias is irresponsible. Secondly, the writer goes immediately from talking about the states hesitation to make Plan B available over the counter to making a generalized comment about the availability of contraceptives in states. Plan B is a stronger dose of "the pill" and the exact mechanism of action for the pill is unknown. It may prevent an ovum from being fertilized OR it may prevent a fertilized ovum (zygote) from implanting in the womb by creating a hostile environment. If this second possible mechanism is true, then those who believe a zygote is a human bieng at its earliest stage may consider it an abortion. There are many contraceptives that do work to prohibit a sperm from fertilizing an egg and therefore do not risk expelling a zygote from the womb.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com