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How emergency and long-term contraceptives work

Contraceptive day

Emergency contraceptives act by interfering with the reproductive process after a sexual intercourse but before pregnancy begins.

This is why some people consider emergency contraception as “a different from of abortion” procured after pregnancy has occurred.

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