“The Pill Kills,” says American Life League

The American Life League held a press conference to announce “Protest the Pill Day”, its effort to raise awareness of the birth control pill’s lethal effects. Dr. Marie Anderson, an OBGYN, said that the birth control pill induces a chemical abortion by thinning the uterine lining. She said that as a result, the five-to-seven-day-old baby dies because the lack nutrients prohibit it from attaching to the uterine wall. When asked about barrier methods of contraception, she said that they do not have harmful effects. But, she encourages natural family planning, including periodic abstinence.

Peggy Hamill, the state director of Pro-Life Wisconsin, explained the significance of June 7th for “Protest the Pill Day.” On June 7, 1965, in the case of Griswold v. Connecticut, the U.S. Supreme Court reversed a law that criminalized the use of contraceptives. Hamill said that the ruling was the foundation for Roe v. Wade. She said that pro-life organizations around the country are planning protests against the birth control pill on June 7th.

Jim Sedlak, the vice president of the American Life League, said that the League has a broad base of support and will focus its efforts on raising awareness that the birth control pill kills babies in the first few days of life by preventing implantation.