While Justin was at the Memphis School of Preaching we were told this. There was debate, though, if it was true. We looked into it for ourselves and couldn't find any information on it. I looked at the pill I was on's website and couldn't find anything. We talked to a member of the church who is a pharmacist and we were assured that's not a method the pill used. (I guess it's just not widely known.) Some time after we moved to Demopolis I was having a lot of trouble with frequent migraines, depression, fatigue, mood swings, etc. I was trying to figure out the problem and looked in to the side effects of the pill I was on. It seemed that it was the cause of those things. I also found a section on how my pill worked and there it was. A section on the back up method that could cause a perfectly good fertilized egg to not be able to attach to the wall of the uterus. As someone who believes that life starts at fertilization (Psalm 139:13-14), I was devastated. Had I unknowingly caused a chemical abortion? How many had I caused? Needless to say, I stopped taking the pill.
After Reagan was born I asked my doctor about it as well. I told her I had read that a fertilized egg could be flushed out because it couldn't implant and that I believe life starts at fertilization. She said if I was uncomfortable with that then condoms were the best choice.
I wish I had known this sooner. I wish I had shared this sooner. I don't know why I haven't shared this before.
I encourage you to check this out for yourself. Here is a link to the page for Ortho Tri-Cylen Lo. Click on Secondary Methods and it plainly tells you it impedes implantation.
I just want you to be informed.
Thank you for sharing this! At Polishing the Pulpit, this information was presented and many people did not know this. Some of us were in the same situation of having asked a doctor or someone in the medical field concerning different forms of birth control and received the same answer - that it was okay to use. I hope this article will help many other Christians who are striving to make the right decisions.
ReplyDeleteThat is crazy!! I had no idea! I will def. pass this on. Thank you for this.
ReplyDeleteI used that pill too and stopped for the same reason. :)
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing this, Micah! I took Ortho Tri-cyclen for years before we chose to stop to have children. I haven't looked to the pill again as an option for BC because it messed my hormones up so badly. I had no idea that it did this as well!
ReplyDeleteI stopped taking the pill in Memphis for the same reason after a lot of research. I just wasn't comfortable taking it if there was the slightest chance that taking it caused an abortion. I took it for the first 4 years I was married; who knows if I caused an abortion.
ReplyDeleteI was on your board in WTE August, and I just stumbled on your blog today while looking at your recipe. Anyway, I want to thank you for posting this. I have not been using birth control since we first got married, because I just felt like it was wrong. Thank you for putting a reason behind my "feelings"!!! THANK YOU SOOO MUCH FOR SHARING THIS!!!!!
ReplyDelete*Amy Green*