From the BBC: "Pill propelled into abortion debate"
The birth control pill revolutionised women's health - and grew to become one of the most popular forms of family planning. But it is now under attack from pro-life groups in the US.
A growing number of doctors and pharmacists are now refusing to dispense it, on the grounds that it is actually a form of abortion.
Pro-choice groups fear this new moral objection to the Pill could lead to more unplanned pregnancies, even more abortions.
A woman taking the Pill does not usually release eggs. But occasionally she might - and it is possible that egg could be fertilised.
The hormonal conditions created by the Pill mean, if that happened, the fertilised egg would not be implanted or survive.
Mainstream medicine does not define that as a pregnancy. But some of those strictly against abortion do.
And now, apparently, we have pharmacists in some parts refusing to dispense the pill to their customers.
Julee Lacey, a mother of two, had used the Pill for nine years when a pharmacist at her local chemist in Texas refused her prescription.
"She [the pharmacist] began to tell me she personally does not believe in birth control," says Ms Lacey.
"I was a little caught off-guard and shocked... I asked her again. She said: 'No, ma'am, I don't believe in birth control. I can't help you'...
"I really couldn't believe she had the right to withhold my medication from me," she adds.
At first these were just isolated cases, mostly in the Midwest. But recently they have increased dramatically.
What the hell is this bullshit? What's the point of toppling the Taliban if we're just going to be acting like them anyway?
