Birth control =/= abortion. End of story. Birth control (as well as the morning after pill) PREVENT the pregnancy in the first place.
Abortion TERMINATES an already existing pregnancy.
Abortion is not birth control, and shouldn't ever be used as such.
There is NO opinion here, because they are NOT the same.
As for your question on how it's done, About.com has a good FAQ on it, just basic, unbiased information:
Page #1 (Background/basic info)
Page #2 (Different kinds/methods)
*Edited for typo*
Post edited at 7:26 pm on Nov. 8, 2009 by CrackerJax
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