Is emergency contraception the same thing as the abortion pill?

I heard emergency contraception works the same way as the abortion pill.

Sep 14, 2015

No. No. No. If you’re already pregnant (even if you don’t know it yet), EC won’t work. EC can only prevent a pregnancy from starting; it can’t stop one that already has. And if you accidentally take EC before you know you’re pregnant, it won’t hurt you or the pregnancy.

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