Approval of the Morning After Pill is a Reflection of Today's Culture of Death 
 

Bishop Samuel Aquila made the following statement Aug. 24 regarding the Food and Drug Administration’s decision to approve over-the-counter sales of the morning after pill, also referred to as Plan B.

“The FDA’s decision to allow over-the-counter sales of the morning after pill is tragic. Allowing access to this drug without a physician’s prescription and a professional examination could endanger the health of the women who would use it. The pill also, in cases where conception has already taken place, has the potential to abort the newly conceived child.

“I pray for our nation today and, especially, for women who are, once again, being told in this subtle yet drastic way that their value is based upon their willingness to be objects of sexual pleasure despite the cost. The FDA’s decision to allow easy access to this drug that can kill a developing child and, through its side effects, alter a woman’s future fertility is a reflection of the way in which countless U.S. citizens are being slowly conditioned into embracing a culture of death.”