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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CTrouper (Charlotte Cooper) Tue, 29 Dec 2009 17:54:21 -0000
RT @ClinicEscort: UK panel considers ending the right of antichoice pharmacists to deny women emergency contraception http://bit.ly/4QhULK
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UK panel considers ending the so-called right of antichoice pharmacists to deny women emergency contraception http://bit.ly/4QhULK
ClinicEscort (ClinicEscort) Tue, 29 Dec 2009 17:46:41 -0000
UK panel considers ending the so-called right of antichoice pharmacists to deny women emergency contraception http://bit.ly/4QhULK
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