title: The rhythm method and embryonic death.
abstract: Some proponents of the pro-life movement argue against morning after pills, IUDs, and contraceptive pills on grounds of a concern for causing embryonic death. What has gone unnoticed, however, is that the pro-life line of argumentation can be extended to the rhythm method of contraception as well. Given certain plausible empirical assumptions, the rhythm method may well be responsible for a much higher number of embryonic deaths than some other contraceptive techniques.
authors.affiliation: London School of Economics and Political Science, Department of Philosophy, Logic, and Scientific Method, Houghton Street, London WC2A 2AE, UK. L.Bovens@lse.ac.uk
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Bovens
mesh_terms: D001294:Attitude to Health; D003271:Contraceptive Agents, Female / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003274:Contraceptive Devices, Female / Q000941:ethics; D005260:Female; D005306:Fertilization / Q000502:physiology; D005313:Fetal Death / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D006801:Humans; D008597:Menstrual Cycle / Q000502:physiology; D012252:Natural Family Planning Methods / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000941:ethics; D011247:Pregnancy
chemical_list: D003271:Contraceptive Agents, Female