Plan B and the German Catholic bishops
Anderson, D.C.; Sullivan, D.M.
Annals of PharmacoTherapy 47(7-8): 1079-1080
2013
ISSN/ISBN: 1542-6270 PMID: 23737514 DOI: 10.1345/aph.1s157Document Number: 578245
Germany's Catholic bishops recently ruled that levonorgestrel emergency contraception (EC) was acceptable for prevention of pregnancy in the case of rape. The ruling represents a significant change in Catholic doctrine that has been opposed to most forms of birth control. In their ruling the bishops cited a lack of evidence that levonorgestrel EC acts as an abortifacient. This case serves as a reminder of the need for bioethics to be based on current scientific literature as well as articles of faith and morals.
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