This is a somewhat ridiculous argument to me. Is it wrong to sell matches because they can be used for arson? Should the internet not be used because there is **** on the web? Should narcotic pain killers not be prescribed because they can lead to addiction? Really, this situation is no different from any of the above.

However, I do agree with some of the above posts that it all depends on intent. If a doctor is prescribing a contraceptive pill for the intent of inducing an aborting or preventing implantation, then yes, that is wrong and the doctor is culpable. Likewise, if he prescribed the RU-486 or another drug that causes abortion, then again, he is culpable. On the other hand, if he is prescribing a standard contraceptive at standard doses to prevent fertilization, I see nothing wrong with it.

Just to note, the RU-486 pill is not the same thing as the "morning after pill." The morning after pill is basically a double dose of a standard oral contraceptive, with the goal to prevent implantation of the embryo in the endometrium not to prevent conception. Taking two standard oral contraceptive pills at the same time is effectively the same as taking a morning after pill.

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Mason
Member, Redeemer Presbyterian Church (PCA)
New York, NY

"Come now, and let us reason together," says the Lord, "Though your sins are like scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they are red like crimson, they shall be as wool." - Isaiah 1:18