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Christian author Randy Alcorn's web site, has a great deal of information on the subject of birth control from a Christian perspective. On this site you will find Mr. Alcorn's excellent book Does the Birth Control Pill Cause Abortions? and other articles and papers.

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Randy Alcorn's 116-page booklet, Does the Birth Control Pill Cause Abortions? is the 5th Edition, revised in 2000, complete with endorsements from ten physicians. You have three options for obtaining a copy. This is the best resource available on the subject. Balanced and sensitive, Alcorn writes as a pastor from a Christian prolife perspective.

Birth Control: Abortifacient and Contraceptive

An academic quality letter signed by 26 prolife doctors agreeing with the position that chemical/hormonal birth control methods do indeed cause abortions, possibly more than one million per year in the U.S. alone.

Author: William F. Colliton, Jr., M.D., FACOG - Clinical Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology at George Washington University Medical Center


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Changes in the Endometrium?

DEPO-PROVERA Contraceptive Injection also causes changes in the lining of your uterus that make it less likely for pregnancy to occur. – Pharmacia & Upjohn, Depo-Proveraâ Patient Information sheet.

Although the primary mechanism of this action is inhibition of ovulation, other alterations in the genital tract, including changes in . . . the endometrium (which may reduce the likelihood of implantation) may also contribute to contraceptive effectiveness. – Searle, Demulenâ "Prescribing Information" sheet.

MICRONOR progestin-only oral contraceptives prevent conception by suppressing ovulation in approximately half of users, . . . and altering the endometrium. – Ortho-McNeil, Micronor "Prescribing Information" sheet.

Although the primary mechanism of this action is inhibition of ovulation, other alterations include changes in . . . the endometrium (which reduce the likelihood of implantation). – Otho-McNeil, Ortho Tri-Cyclenâ Tablets "Prescribing Information" sheet. The exact same statement is printed in the Ortho EvraTM "Prescribing Information" sheet. Ortho Evra is the new transdermal system patch.

Although the primary effect of this action is inhibition of ovulation, other alterations include changes in the cervical mucus (which increase the difficulty of sperm entry into the uterus) and the endometrium (which reduce the likelihood of implantation). – Organon, NuvaRing "Full Prescribing Information."

The synthetic estrogen . . . alters the secretions within the uterus. . . . The progestin . . . hampers implantation. – Byer, Shainberg, Galliano Dimensions of Human Sexuality 5th Edition (Boston: McGraw-Hill College) 1999, p.470.

In actuality, oral contraceptives, particularly the minipill, do not always prevent ovulation, but they are still effective because they have other contraceptive effects. . . . they also inhibit the estrogen-induced proliferation of the endometrium, making it inhospitable for implantation. – Vander, Sherman, Luciano Human Physiology : The Mechanisms of Body Function (Boston: WCB/McGraw-Hill) 1998, p. 677.