Under the consensus of the American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology, birth control, including the IUD, does not induce abortion.All major American medical associations and U.S. government agencies define pregnancy as the time from implantation of a fertilized cell into the uterus to delivery.Abortion is defined by scientific and medical consensus as the termination of a pregnancy that must occur after implantation of the fertilized cell. Birth control prevents implantation, acting before pregnancy can begin.Therefore, according to all major medical organizations, OB/GYNs, and government agencies, contraceptives are not a form of abortion. In addition, the majority of popular contraceptives, including hormonal IUDs, act on fertilization, not implantation.Without birth control, only about 40% of fertilized cells successfully implant in the uterus to become a pregnancy. The failure of a fertilized cell to implant is not considered an abortion.This fact brief is responsive to conversations such as this one.SourcesUniversity of Wisconsin-Madison How does contraception work? Not through inducing abortionSupreme Court of the United States Brief of Amicus Curae from Physicians for Reproductive Health, et al.Obstetrical & Gynecological Survey Mechanisms of action of intrauterine devicesThe New York Times Science Does Not Support Claims That Contraceptives Are ‘Abortion-Inducing’The post Is birth control a form of abortion? appeared first on Oklahoma Watch.