morning-after pill

or morn·ing af·ter pill

[ mawr-ning-af-ter pil ]

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noun

, Pharmacology.

an emergency contraceptive pill used to prevent pregnancy after sexual intercourse, typically by delaying ovulation, preventing fertilization, or preventing a fertilized egg from being implanted in the uterus.

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First recorded in 1955–60

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Abortion pills should be available in pharmacies like the morning-after pill.

There was similar opposition to birth control, the morning-after pill—every contraceptive.

Democrats say such amendments would “ban IUDs, the morning-after pill, in-vitro fertilization, and all abortions.”

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