If You Believe Life Begins at Conception, The IUD May Not be Right for You.

I believe life begins at conception. What's the point in conception if it's not the beginning of life? Hmmm. Haven't figured that one out yet. Please don't assume my political stance because of this. Ok? Thanks! I just believe in the sanctity of life. I believe in this for VERY VERY personal reasons. That's all. Moving on...........

I almost got an IUD not understanding that fertilization can actually happen with an IUD. I won't give the science of it. Just read what I posted below. If you don't have a problem with this, that's cool. I'm not here to say what's right or wrong in this case because I don't know enough. But if you DO have a problem with this, then you have a right to know the science of what happens. 

BE AN INFORMED CONSUMER!! I was not in this case. I figured it worked as a barrier. Guess not. 

The IUD

The Intrauterine Device, or IUD is not a contraceptive. That is, it does not prevent fertilization, the joining of an egg and sperm, from occurring (conception). It does nothing to disrupt ovulation, the menstrual cycle, or to thicken the cervical mucous.

The IUD is a device which is inserted into the womb and which creates a hostile environment by irritating and thinning the endometrium, the lining of the uterus. Such a state of irritation leaves the uterine wall unprepared for the process of implantation when a newly conceived baby attempts to cleave to the wall of the uterus.

Though literature on the IUD suggests that perhaps fertilization may be prevented; that perhaps copper in the IUD kills sperm, there is no evidence to support the hypothesis that sperm are killed or that fertilization is prevented at all. In fact, G.D. Searle, one company which produces the IUD, conceded early on that the device does nothing more than prevent the unborn child from attaching to the wall of the uterus:

"The action of the IUDs would seem to be a simple local phenomenon. That these devices prevent nidation [implantation] of an already fertilized ovum has been accepted as the most likely mechanism of action." 1 

So, when the conceived child, driven by nature, seeks out the warmth, nutrition, and comfort of the mother's womb, the IUD has essentially put out an "Unwelcome" mat.

Understanding that human life begins at conception, this intentional disruption of the uterine environment produces an early abortion. The unborn child, unable to implant, starves for lack of nutrition, dies, and is sloughed off during the next menstrual cycle.