Loading
Drug manufacturers in New Zealand acknowledge abortifacient nature of morning-after pill

Aukland, New Zealand, Jan 9, 2007 / 02:23 pm (CNA).- The manufacturer of the morning-after pill in New Zealand has acknowledged that the drug can cause an abortion during the first weeks of pregnancy.

According to LifeSiteNews.com, Schering Ltd, the company that makes the morning-after pill in New Zealand has included a pamphlet with the drug that informs women that one of the effects of the pill is to prevent the fertilized ovum from implanting itself in the womb of the uterus, thus causing an abortion.
 
Although Schering Ltd admits that the morning-after pill can cause an abortion—a fact that has been repeatedly denied by some doctors, researchers, drug makers and government officials—the indications included in the drug’s packaging do not alert women to this possibility.

In addition, females of any age can obtain the drug without a prescription despite the efforts by organizations such as Right to Life New Zealand (RLNZ), which has opposed the sale of the drug without a prescription and has demanded that the indications that come with the drug include information about its abortifacient nature.

Ken Orr, a spokesman for RLNZ, said his organization is seeking to re-open the issue.  “It is now our intention to again take this issue up with our Minister of Health seeking to have this drug named correctly as an abortifacient and not incorrectly as a contraceptive,” he said.

RESOURCES »

Feb
12

Liturgical Calendar

February 12, 2012

Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time

All readings:
Today »
This year »

Catholic Daily

Gospel of the Day

Mk 1,40-45

Gospel
Date
Mk 1,40-45
02/12/12
Mk 8,1-10
02/11/12
Mk 7,31-37
02/10/12

Daily Readings


First Reading:: Lev 13:1-2, 44-46
Psalm:: Ps 32:1-2, 5, 11
Second Reading:: 1 Cor 10:31-11:1
Gospel:: Mk 1:40-45

Saint of the Day

St. Julian the Hospitaller »

Saint
Date
St. Julian the Hospitaller
02/12/12
Our Lady of Lourdes
02/11/12
St. Scholastica
02/10/12

Homily of the Day

Mk 1,40-45

Homily
Date
Mk 1,40-45
02/12/12
Mk 8,1-10
02/11/12
Mk 7,31-37
02/10/12

Most Popular

     HTML
Text only
Headlines
  

Follow us: