Plan B For Rape Victims?

[kamiller42]

[quote name='toledo_jesus' post='1120431' date='Nov 14 2006, 11:42 PM']
and for the contraceptive to work, how long do they have? And to determine if fertilization has occurred, how long do they have?

It's just not practical.
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How long do they have? I think this depends on the female's cycle and possibly other conditions. In other words, it depends on variables. The body is sometimes welcoming and sometimes not so welcoming.

Apparently, there are tests which can determine if fertilization has occurred or not. How long does it take for test results to occur? I don't know. Could the egg have been fertilized between the time the test results come back and when the medicine takes effect? Maybe, but I don't know.

I think [url="http://www.linacre.org/MornAftPillMcC.htm"]whoever wrote that article[/url] (I guess church officials.) is saying you can have a high degree of certainty by testing whether the female has ovulated or not. That is the only Plan B would be permissible.

[quote]In contrast to this, the ovulation-testing method tests for pre-existing pregnancy, and also [b]attempts to ascertain whether the raped woman is at or approaching the time of ovulation in order to work out whether any new conception is likely to result from the recent assault.[/b] [color="#FF0000"]In this method, “emergency contraception” is offered only if [b]the pregnancy test is negative and empirical and personal data indicate that the woman is not at or near the time of ovulation[/b].[/color] The simple testing gives medical staff the information to know whether they can safely intervene to prevent the release of a woman’s ovum, or prevent the sperm from reaching the egg. In this way, any child conceived is exposed to very little risk indeed and a woman treated can be reassured that she was not pregnant.[/quote]

Just FYI for anyone wondering...

Ovulation: noun: the expulsion of an ovum from the ovary.

Ovum is the egg. Ovary produces eggs.

[thessalonian]

[quote name='Raphael' post='1120297' date='Nov 14 2006, 09:23 PM']
Nevertheless, it has the abortifacient potential, doesn't it?

So if conception hadn't occured yet but still could occur, wouldn't it be wrong to take it?
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Yes. Even if one could gaurantee that ovulation had not yet occured, what happens if it occurs just after you take the pill and it's not yet preventing ovulation. The sperm can live for up to five days as I understand. A good question is how long does it take for the pill to start preventing ovulation after it is taken? Minutes, hours?

[Balthazor]

Found this website...it is strangely relevant I hope it helps.
[url="http://www.faqfarm.com/Q/How_long_does_it_take_sperm_to_reach_an_egg"]http://www.faqfarm.com/Q/How_long_does_it_...to_reach_an_egg[/url]

Edited November 15, 2006 by Balthazor