%0 Journal Article %A L Bovens %T The rhythm method and embryonic death %D 2006 %R 10.1136/jme.2005.013920 %J Journal of Medical Ethics %P 355-356 %V 32 %N 6 %X Some proponents of the pro-life movement argue against morning after pills, IUDs, and contraceptive pills on grounds of a concern for causing embryonic death. What has gone unnoticed, however, is that the pro-life line of argumentation can be extended to the rhythm method of contraception as well. Given certain plausible empirical assumptions, the rhythm method may well be responsible for a much higher number of embryonic deaths than some other contraceptive techniques. %U https://jme.bmj.com/content/medethics/32/6/355.full.pdf