The rest of the effects of the pill are similarly documented, and similarly as I described them (and my thoughts on that – you did read the rest of it, didn’t you?).

If you want to believe that there’s some great conspiracy to keep the truth about the pill hidden from the public world-wide, then go ahead. It becomes obvious at that point that there is no rational argument that will persuade you otherwise.

I have said all I needed to say about my views and I have demonstrated what I take as an error in your understanding. Anything further would be repeating myself.

And this is why many states have laws already in place outlawing the pill in the event that Row v Wade is overturned.

As you are clinging to the idea that conception does not occur, I’m guessing that it bothers you, in which case, use a condom, or get fixed.

Personally I do not believe that a person begins at conception, I think it begins much later. I will readily say I don’t know when that is, but that to avoid pain in all it’s forms any attempts at preventing a pregnancy should be done as early as is possible.

To correct you, apparently the hormones from pills and IUD’s prevents ovulation (so no egg to fertilize), prevents the sperm from entering the egg or the uterus (so no fertilized egg in the first place) as well as the third action of preventing a fertilized egg from attaching itself and growing into an embryo (let alone a foetus or a baby) in the first place.

I don’t see that as abortion, as in the first two (and most common) cases it certainly isn’t – and for the most part, this is what happens.

In the last case, after looking at it rationally, I can’t see a small bundle of cells as a person. I bite off more cells that that when I bite my nails (filthy habit). I yank out more cells than that when I comb my hair. When I shower, more cells than that sluice down the drain.

Whilst they won’t on their own spontaneously grow into a human, we know it IS possible to give them enough of a nudge to grow a clone – so unless we need to provide a burial service for every follicle, I am more than happy that the e-pill exists and is used.

Of course, using a condom not only prevents sperm from getting any near any eggs in the first place but also protects from STD’s – they do not have microscopic holes and they do work.

An IUD also causes the fertilized egg to fail to land.

So in essence, they cause abortions. Like most women on birth control, I use the pill, but I think if you are of the opinion that life begins at conception, it’s good to know how they work.

Going on from that, the “morning after pill” is less preferred (mainly because of the possibility of side-effects) and the only reason you should be taking such a pill is because you messed up and weren’t on the pill and/or using a condom in the first place (leaving both partners vulnerable to STD’s) and really, really need to do better next time.

The last method, the very last method, the most painful to prevent an unwanted child is an abortion – hence every effort should be made to prevent an abortion from being necessary.

Don’t get me wrong – abortions should be safe, sane and legal, but there should also be zero unnecessary abortions.

And to cover all bases, religious people may have the objection that murder is a sin (and that abortion is murder), but that doesn’t stop atheist people from seeing abortions as the ending of a potential and unique human life, and as such that it is not something to take lightly.

I do not seriously think that there are any atheists who believe that abortion is an acceptable form of birth control.

I do not think that you have to be atheist to be “pro life” or “pro choice” – the two are not related at all, the only “link” is through this sort of abhorrent yellow journalism that tries to prove that 2+2=5 by saying that pro-choice means baby-eating rampant fornication, and that because the stars are aligned just right, that’s what atheism is.

You fail reading comprehension 101, RAT – Trina Hoaks says that both theist AND atheist people may be worried by the decision, but that (naturally) christian (which in the USA often means right wing and pro-life, do you deny that?) groups will be beside themselves (it means they’re upset, if you didn’t understand) whilst liberal (naturally, as they are usually by definition pro-all-sorts-of-choices) groups will be happy.

This is not surprising. It’s not contraversial. I fail to see what you’re upset about – I think it’s just another soap-box for you, since you seem to be just..well..raving.