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To think the morning after pill should be free?

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angelos02 · 23/03/2015 10:09

Had to get this yesterday. £25! If I had a child this would cost the country hundreds of thousands of pounds in education and health care. Seems a bit daft to charge for a pill?

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HelenaDove · 23/03/2015 23:20

EXACTLY the same arguments were used in the 1960s when the Pill first launched. They said it would "make women more promiscuous" Nothing said about men then either.

We havent come as far as we think we have.

TheRightToShoes · 23/03/2015 23:39

YABVU did you not see the NHS 2 billion a week a counting?? The NHS have better things to send their money on than paying for your mistakes/ accidents.

HelenaDove · 23/03/2015 23:43

Shoes ive never had to use the MAP personally but i still think it should be free.

If men could get pregnant it would be!

Notrevealingmyidentity · 24/03/2015 00:04

The NHS would be paying a damn lot more if the person in question needs a termination or even if she continues the pregnancy so that argument is pretty much void.

OwlCapone · 24/03/2015 05:50

It should be free

It is available free of charge!

It is also available for £25.

goodnessgraciousgouda · 24/03/2015 08:18

I don't think it should be free, but I think it should be cheaper.

Isn't a bit like condoms anyway, as far as products go? You CAN get them for free of charge at a sexual health clinic, but most people I know tend to buy them in the supermarket or shops or whatnot.

So in fact you have the choice whether or not to pay for it.

We are so, so lucky to have free of charge contraception in this country. And frankly, there are so many options that there is no excuse. Don't like the pill? Injection. Don't want the injection? Implant. Don't want hormones? The coil or IUD or whatever.

They aren't going to protect your sexual health, but these days there is absolutely NO excuse to have sex with no form of contraception behind.

If you are old enough to have sex, aren't a nun, and accept there is a possibility you might have a one night stand at some point, then you should be on contraception.

Tollygunge · 24/03/2015 08:21

It is free but only from certain chemists.

HelenaDove · 24/03/2015 15:10

goodness i hope you would say the same to a man about condom use.

Because some men will try to wriggle out of it if they find out you are on the Pill or other contraception.

i once had a bloke ask me "is it essential" when i asked him if he would be prepared to use a condom. He wanted me to take the Pill which i did but his attitude over condom use was just one of the reasons why i told him that i wouldnt be taking things any further.

And why should women be on unnecessary medication on the off chance that some entitled man is going to happen along.

There was thread on here recently where a woman had a pulmonary embolism from being on the Pill Her boyfriend had been going out with her since last June and couldnt even be bothered to pop in and check on her when she came out of hospital. She had to go back to the hospital in the end because she couldnt keep her meds down.

Condom dodgers and entitled men and staying on artificial hormones in case i meet one of these princes.

Or not bothering at all

The latter is much more appealing!

SoonToBeMrsB · 24/03/2015 15:14

Another in Scotland - I've had to use it and it was free as the pharmacist prescribed it for me.

CocobearSqueeze · 24/03/2015 20:33

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This has been withdrawn by MNHQ at the poster's request.

denypop98 · 26/03/2015 21:32

Hii
My name is denisa and I had to take the levonelle emergency contraception, and I took it today at 1:30pm, i had to take it because the condom split... The thing im not getting any of the side effects of the pill. And now my boyfriend is getting very worried. I am against abortion so if anything, i want this baby and i am planning to keep it. My friend made me take the pill so yeah.
I really don't know what to expect or what to do, any advice would be much appreciated xx

Notrevealingmyidentity · 26/03/2015 21:42

You don't have to get side effects. It's not a competition.

I'm sure it will be fine. Although it sounds more like you want a baby from your post.

feelinghothothot · 26/03/2015 22:17

This is the kind of argument that shows our society in the most frightening light. Where's the personal responsibility? Watching the debate live now highlights this for me all too acutely. It's staggering that you believe the failure here is not due to your responsibility and therefore is the fault of someone/something else. You're right, of course, that the state must bare the brunt of all of this. Including theoretically educating your child.

Theshister · 26/03/2015 22:27

There is no charge for the MAP on prescription. If you can't get a doctors appointment you can go to a walk in centre and wait to be seen and get it there. Or one of any number of sexual health clinics that run drop in sessions. If you don't want to miss a days work sitting waiting for a prescription then yes you can pay £25 and buy it OTC, seems fair enough to me.

OOAOML · 26/03/2015 23:16

Not everyone gets side effects - can't remember the % it is quite a lot but not all. Is it one pill or two? Think it was two when I took it last. UK that was years ago.

If you want a baby then why take it? I'm a bit confused by your friend 'making' you. But you should talk to your boyfriend to see what his plans are just so you know. Although depending where you are in your cycle, there may be little chance of conception anyway.

stormtreader · 27/03/2015 10:36

I remember being at Uni and wanting to get a MAP just in case disaster happened somewhere - I was ushered into the back room and asked about my age, address etc, and then asked "when did you have unprotected sex?" to which my answer was "I havent yet, I just want to be prepared in case something happens".

I was then abruptly ushered back out to the main shop floor of the chemist and told "we can only give them to you if you have had unprotected sex, you'll have to buy one for £25".

I remember being baffled at the idea of "we require you to have to scramble about in a panic and hope you get one in time"

denypop98 · 27/03/2015 18:09

Well OOAOML I took one pill because my friend took me to a sexual health clinic within my college and the lady there explained that it is kind off late to take the pill because the condom split over 48hrs ago when I took it. I did speak to my boyfriend and he is ready to support me through this no matter what. The lady at the sexual health clinic also said that if my period does not come within 2-3 weeks then I most likely have to take a pregnancy test. I want this baby but I am also just 17 so that's why I agreed to taking the pill. I won't be able to ever forget myself if I will have an abortion.

OOAOML · 27/03/2015 20:38

Good luck whatever happens denypop

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