The morning-after pill and the abortion pill are not the same. Although both are frequently discussed in conversations about pregnancy and abortion, they differ in their purpose, medications, timing, and effects. This overview explains the key distinctions between emergency contraception and medication abortion.

Alfonso survived combat, struggled with PTSD, and spent more than five years working inside Planned Parenthood. As the emotional weight of the job deepened, so did his dependence on alcohol and his conflict with his Christian faith. Then, after being fired, he walked across the street to the people he had once been told were the enemy—and found the help he needed to begin again.