Morning After Pill Causing Controversy

A new morning after pill may soon be available to women wanting to avoid getting pregnant from unprotected sex but already the contraceptive is causing quite the controversy.

Ella is the name of the new pill, which can be taken after unprotected sex and will prevent pregnancy for up to 5 days, but many opposed to the pill say that it is similar to an abortion.

The current version of the morning after pill on the market works for up to 72 hours after unprotected sex, but this new pill would give women even more time to decide whether or not to prevent pregnancy following unprotected intercourse.

The pill is already available in Europe as it is manufactured by a French drug maker, but is not yet approved for sale in the United States but this may change soon.

A federal panel will be meeting in the coming days to discuss the pros and cons of the pill, and depending on what they decide the pill maybe offered as another form of birth control in the near future.

Critics of the pill say that its active ingredient is similar to that of a drug used to abort unwanted pregnancies, and are strongly opposed to the drug being approved for use in America.

“The difference between preventing life and destroying life is hugely significant to many women,” said Jeanne Monahan, director of the Family Research Council’s Center for Human Dignity. “Women deserve to know that difference.”

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