used to prevent pregnancyfor up to 5 days or 120 hours after a woman has unprotected sex. The current pill available in the US is only effective the first 72 hours. Ella is available in 22 countries as an emergency contraceptive.
Pro-Life groups are opposing this new contraceptive because of the chemical similarities to the abortion pill. However, ella has never been tested as an abortion method, nor does the manufacturer intend to market it for that purpose. The morning after pill also known as Plan B sparked controversy as well, but did manage to get approved. Plan B increases the body’s production of the hormone progesterone, reducing or completely halting the ovaries’ ability to produce eggs. Opponents of the Plan B pill claim the drug makes the uterus unsuitable for a fertilized egg and equates it to the same thing as an abortion.
