Under this principle, the death of the child is an unintended effect of an operation, independently justified by the necessity of saving the mother's life. Essentially, both mother and child should be treated as patients. A doctor should try to protect both. Today it is possible for almost any patient to be brought through pregnancy alive, unless she suffers from a fatal disease such as cancer or leukemia, and if so, abortion would be unlikely to prolong, much less save the life of the mother. Alan Guttmacher, former president of Planned Parenthood.
People keep saying that many forms of birth-control are abortifacients.
These abortion-causing chemicals and devices kill babies in the first few days of their lives. The truth is that these drugs also alter the lining of the womb so that the newly conceived child cannot attach himself or herself to the wall of the uterus or womb. If a baby cannot implant in the lining of the womb to receive nourishment, he or she dies. Once the little boy or girl is dead, a second chemical causes contractions and the dead baby is pushed out of the mother's womb. Abortion affects all of us in many profound ways.