Hartford, Conn., Oct 11, 2007 / 13:28 pm
The Catholic Media Coalition (CMC) has urged the Catholic Bishops of Connecticut to withdraw their decision approving the administration of the potentially abortifacient "Plan B" drug to rape victims at Catholic hospitals in the state.
CMC president Mary Ann Kreitzer wrote a letter to the Connecticut bishops arguing that Plan B and other abortifacient drugs render the womb hostile to newly conceived life and are therefore immoral.
Connecticut law has recently begun to require hospitals to supply such treatment to rape victims. It has also forbidden any ovulation tests, which had been used previously to ensure that newly fertilized embryos wouldn’t be endangered by the treatment.
The Connecticut bishops claimed the administration of Plan B was acceptable in the cases where Connecticut law mandated its use because of doubt about the precise effects of the drug. "Administration of Plan B pills in this instance cannot be judged to be the commission of an abortion," they wrote.