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["I think that you are confused on the definition of abortion. Medical abortion is a procedure that uses various medications to end an established pregnancy. [...] If there never was a pregnancy to begin with, then it cannot be considered abortion."]

No I am not confused.

The medical community's verbal acrobatics in an attempt to redefine preganancy so these drugs do not qualify as aborting is not recognized by the Church. What Webster says is irrelevant. What the Church says is relevant.

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old comment by John

Coincidentally, an investigation by the NY Times discovered that the science supporting the "morning after" pill interfering with the implanting of a fertilized egg doesn't actually exist. Instead, it's now believed that it works by delaying ovulation. The idea that it worked by interfering with the implanting of a fertilized egg was proposed as part of the FDA approval process back when the drug was first invented, but was not, at that time supported by actual studies. It remains, however on labeling information and on various medical websites. The Times said "The F.D.A. now acknowledges that the emerging data suggest the morning-after pill, often called Plan B, does not inhibit implantation." It goes on to suggest that they "should remove that unsupported suggestion from the label."

old comment by LogicalAgnostic

Even the Bible itself cannot even define the proper definition of a pregnancy or when a life becomes a life inside the womb.

It wasn't until the advances in medicine and science that trimesters, fetal growth, and other such indicative terms to define a pregnancy and how it develops were even brought to light.

The Bible even states several passages on abortion as if it could care less if a woman loses her child. See for yourself:

Abortion is not murder. A fetus is not considered a human life.

If men strive, and hurt a woman with child, so that her fruit depart from her, and yet no mischief follow: he shall be surely punished, according as the woman's husband will lay upon him; and he shall pay as the judges determine. And if any mischief follow, then thou shalt give life for life. -- Exodus 21:22-23

The Bible places no value on fetuses or infants less than one month old.

And if it be from a month old even unto five years old, then thy estimation shall be of the male five shekels of silver, and for the female thy estimation shall be three shekels of silver. -- Leviticus 27:6

Fetuses and infants less than one month old are not considered persons.

Number the children of Levi after the house of their fathers, by their families: every male from a month old and upward shalt thou number them. And Moses numbered them according to the word of the LORD. -- Numbers 3:15-16

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Confused?