WASHINGTON, January 5, 2005 (LifeSiteNews.com) – A study of the abortifacient morning after pill published today in the Journal of the American Medical Association has undermined the central argument that promoters of the pill have put forward to justify over the counter access to the pills in pharmacies.
The study of 2,117 women found no significant difference in pregnancy rates among women who were given the pills than those who had to go to a health provider to obtain them. Tina R. Raine, the lead researcher and herself a main proponent of the pills, commented, “That was definitely a disappointing finding.”
The finding did not deter Raine from recommending that access to the pills be made easier.
However pro-life groups note that such recommendations ignore the health risks associated with the drugs as well as the fact that most women using them are not informed of their abortifacient effect.
Raine claimed that the study did not find that the women given the pills were more likely to engage in risky sexual behaviour. See here for the journal article online.