This piece was commissioned by ellaOne as part of the #MyMorningAfter campaign, please read it amongst my other articles on the MyMorningAfter website here.
OK, cards on the table. We know the drill – something didn’t go according to plan the night before and you need the morning after pill. Shock, horror - people have sex and sometimes even with the best of intentions, we find ourselves in need of emergency contraception.
According to an FPA (Family Planning Association) survey, 52% of women aged 16-24 said asking for Emergency Contraception was embarrassing. The tired old story is a ‘walk of shame’, hiding beneath a baggy hoodie and whispering across the counter ‘Morning After pill please…’ before waiting for the ground beneath your feet to swallow you up – but why? It’s 2018 and we don’t need any unhelpful stigma or outdated taboos standing in our way.
“It’s understandable that anyone might feel worried about sharing something as personal as details about sex,” pharmacist Deborah Evans explains. “But having a healthy sex life is good for us and pharmacists are here to help, never to judge. Like other healthcare professionals, we see lots of different health issues; women asking for emergency contraception is very normal for us...
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