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Entry: Sex, Punishment, and Plan B Link: http://www.takimag.com/blogs/article/sex_punishment_and_plan_b#6882 Post contents: I disagree with your analysis of the bishops' intentions. They were deciding a rather narrow question. Namely, would it be proper to endanger the accredidation of the hospitals and face possible civil penalties or allow those rape victims to use their civil right to obtain Plan B? The ovulation test did not effect the outcome of the 75 cases (per Bp Lori) where Plan B was requested. Testing of Plan B (See American Papist's coverage) has indicated that the chemicals in Plan B need to be consumed over a longer period than prescribed under Plan B to have an abortifacient effect. Reasonable people could conclude that taking Plan B would not be prudent for those seeking abortifacient effects. Therefore, the object of Plan B is not abortifacient. This is not a minor consideration, and this is why the bishops stated it wasn't intrinsically evil. As such it is admissable for CT hospitals to submit to the administration of Plan B without the ovulation test under the Principle of Toleration and the law of Connecticut. Sent at: 2008 08 29