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The rhythm method and embryonic death
1London School of Economics and Political Science, Department of Philosophy, Logic, and Scientific Method, Houghton Street, London WC2A 2AE, UK. L.Bovens@lse.ac.uk
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.

