Catholic anti-abortionists oppose emergency contraception because they believe these drugs cause abortions. This argument stems from the fact that “emergency contraception (high dose of birth control pills taken within 72 hours of unprotected sex) works by either preventing the release of an egg from the ovaries, blocking sperm from fertilizing an egg or preventing a fertilized egg from being implanted in the uterus.” (Ruether, "Catholics for Choice") The Catholic Church has an enormous dilemma in regards to the third option since the egg is already fertilized and therefore cannot develop into a fetus since it is unable to implant into the wall of the uterus, consequently aborting the fetus. Emergency contraception has been
