I was expecting someone in a uterus costume chasing the person in the EC costume.

I am a science/math grad student, so I dont know med.

Could anyone correct me if Im wrong on this -

But isnt EC just the same chemicals/medicines found in the normal birth control pill?

If not, I apologize, I read it somewhere credible and took it as truth.

If it is, what is the big deal? How does this perform an "abortion"?

Technically, (if its true its just an increased dosage of regular pill BC) wouldnt everyone on the pill have an "abortion" every 30 days by their definitions?

Just curious.

Scilian, first of all Emergency Contraception does NOT cause an abortion. If a pregnancy is in process and you take EC, nothing will happen, you'll still be pregnant. All it can do is either prevent ovulation or prevent an egg from implanting in the uterine wall. The female body sometimes rejects fertilized eggs anyway, this pill just ensures that it does. So it does not end a pregnancy or cause an abortion.

Secondly, EC is progestin only. This is a chemical that is found in some birth control pills, but it's in a more concentrated dosage in EC. At least that's my understanding. If I wanted to, I could just take multiple birth control pills all at once and hope for the same result (which is actually something doctors in Europe advocated for their female patients before EC was widely available) but EC is the better bet.

And also, no, people on the pill don't have an "abortion" every 30 days. The pill prevents you from ovulating. The "period" women have on the pill isn't the shedding of an unfertilized egg and the uterine lining, but something slightly different. You can ovulate and become pregnant while on the pill if you skip a dosage, are late with a pill, or have a stubborn reproductive system.

I hope that answers your questions and sheds some light onto this topic for you.