The Morning After Pill Is Chemically Induced Abortion Video; PONTIFICAL ACADEMY FOR LIFE; STATEMENT ON THE SO-CALLED "MORNING-AFTER PILL"; Vatican City, 31 October 2000. As is commonly known, the so-called morning-after pill recently went on sale in Italian pharmacies. It is a well-known chemical product -- of the hormonal type -- which has frequently - even in the past week - been presented by many in the field and by the mass media as a mere contraceptive, or, more precisely, as an "emergency contraceptive", which can be used within a short time after a presumably fertile act of sexual intercourse, should one wish to prevent the continuation of an unwanted pregnancy. Read More