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Can the birth control pill cause an abortion?
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No: Birth control pills do not cause abortion if taken correctly. Even if overdosed - if a woman took a whole pack at once - it would not cause abortion, though it would cause horrendous vomiting with nausea. Good wishes.
Answered 3/20/2015
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