Emergency contraception (EC) (also known as Emergency Birth Control (EBC), the morning-after pill, or postcoital contraception) refers to measures, that if taken after sex may prevent a pregnancy.

Forms of EC include:

• Emergency contraceptive pill —referred to simply as "emergency contraception," "ECPs," or "ECs", or "morning-after pill" —are hormones that act both to prevent ovulation or fertilisation, or perhaps the subsequent implantation of a fertilised egg (zygote). ECPs are not to be confused with chemical abortion drugs like Mifepristone (formerly RU-486) that act after implantation has occurred.
• Intrauterine devices (IUDs) - usually used as a primary contraception method, but sometimes used as emergency contraception.

As opposed to regular methods of contraception, ECs are considered for use in occasional cases only, for example in the event of contraceptive failure. Since they act before implantation, they are considered medically and legally to be forms of contraception. However, some who are anti-abortion define pregnancy as beginning with fertilisation, so they consider EC to be a form of abortion. These claims remain controversial; see Controversy section for more detail.

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IUDs may be an effective method of emergency contraception, with a failure rate of less than 1 per 1000 http://t.co/lZumJV7x
jonaoki (Jon Aoki) Mon, 14 May 2012 14:37:10 -0000
IUDs may be an effective method of emergency contraception, with a failure rate of less than 1 per 1000 http://t.co/lZumJV7x
RT @allerinharper: Romney To Fundraise With Plan B Maker Despite Denouncing Emergency Contraception As ‘Abortive Pills’ http://t.co/u8TWPKO4 via @thinkprogress
ARIANNELIZABETH (Woven and Spun) Mon, 14 May 2012 14:33:20 -0000
RT @allerinharper: Romney To Fundraise With Plan B Maker Despite Denouncing Emergency Contraception As ‘Abortive Pills’ http://t.co/u8TWPKO4 via @thinkprogress
RT @allerinharper: Romney To Fundraise With Plan B Maker Despite Denouncing Emergency Contraception As ‘Abortive Pills’ http://t.co/u8TWPKO4 via @thinkprogress
HauteDrama (Pringle) Mon, 14 May 2012 14:00:13 -0000
RT @allerinharper: Romney To Fundraise With Plan B Maker Despite Denouncing Emergency Contraception As ‘Abortive Pills’ http://t.co/u8TWPKO4 via @thinkprogress
Romney To Fundraise With Plan B Maker Despite Denouncing Emergency Contraception As ‘Abortive Pills’ http://t.co/u8TWPKO4 via @thinkprogress
allerinharper (Erin Harper) Mon, 14 May 2012 13:58:37 -0000
Romney To Fundraise With Plan B Maker Despite Denouncing Emergency Contraception As ‘Abortive Pills’ http://t.co/u8TWPKO4 via @thinkprogress
How to use emergency contraception http://t.co/4hFttjrM
KPHealth (Health Knowledge) Mon, 14 May 2012 13:04:55 -0000
How to use emergency contraception http://t.co/4hFttjrM
Romney vetoed increased access to emergency contraception by allowing people access to the pill w/o a prescription. http://t.co/8rhfZdjG
janetbwd (Janet Denison) Mon, 14 May 2012 12:22:26 -0000
Romney vetoed increased access to emergency contraception by allowing people access to the pill w/o a prescription. http://t.co/8rhfZdjG

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