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Morning-after pill
BillieTheBot
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The morning-after pill will probably be available from chemists without a prescription from the 1st of January onwards. It will only be given to over-16s.
Is this a good idea? Will it prevent unwanted pregnancies or will it promote unsafe sex?
Is this a good idea? Will it prevent unwanted pregnancies or will it promote unsafe sex?
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Sometimes its needed n going to a pharmacy is so much easier n feels better 2.
But I also think that a lot of people will take advantage of it as well.
A lot will be with a lad one night and not have anything and will just think oh well i can always get the morning after pill and its a lot more accessable for them to do this now.
I do think it will stop a lot of teenage pregnancies, I've got a mixed opinion on this because it is bad for some reasons whereas in other areas it is a really good idea, like they say though time will tell.
QUICK QUESTION: I heard that they were £20 is this true.
If so I think it is a good idea and will stop people from using it willy nilly.
I agree with Spirit. I think it will have advantages and disadvantages but i think that overall it will be a good thing.
I reckon people will be less careful cos thay can get it far easier but I reckon that we'll end up with less pregnancies.
I think it should be available to under 16's, say over 14's perhaps?
(But quick question- apart from passports what ID are these people guna have- national insurance cards can be issued b4 16 therefore aren't considered ID. It could prove tricky for some teenagers to get hold of their passports without parents knowiung and being suspicious and askin questions- eg my passport is kept in the safe- i have no idea of the code and my parents would deffinately wanna know why I wanted it)
Love to all.
Grow old but never grow up.
But anyone should be able to get their hands on it over the counter - 14 and 15 y.os are having sex, and they of all people cannot be getting pregnant at that sort of age! (Not saying that older teenagers should be but you know what i mean.)
Viti kuin muuri.
The people most likely to use this are the ones that aren't educated that well and think it is ok for them to rely on the MAP.. I have friends who didn't used concetraption for years when they were younger, and for them a conctraception (which we recongnise it is not) that they didnt need till the next day, would have been seen as a blessing.
I suppose that takes you back to it being a good thing for protecting these people from getting pregnant, but it isn't going to stop them getting STD's.
A friend of mine recently had to go for the MAP when her and her bf had drunkenly been careless one night. The lady in the clinic talked to us all for ages about the after effects and the choices of pill she could take. You wouldn't really get this in a pharmacy and reading the back of the packet isn't a replacement. Lastly.. going there and being told by the nurse how much she didn't want to see us back again (!) and how serious she made the event, made my friend realise she should try her utmost to not be requiring it again..
You guys all seem pretty smart, but the majority isn't
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[This message has been edited by procrastinator (edited 12-12-2000).]
Is the price an incentive to sell it even if it is contra indicated?
given the side effects is this likely? wouldn't it be better to just go on the pill?
and isn't it better to sell over the counter than to hav people DIYing morning after pills? (2+2)
Don't forget - MAP isn't 100% effective.
I didn't lose my mind, it was mine to give away.
This is true, but i dont think that they are meaning to lecture you it is just their way of trying to tell you that you should be practising safe sex and shouldnt need the morning after pill.
Some people will just be using it instead of other forms of contraception though.
So do you think it is ok for a ten year old to be doing it then?
The reason it is only available for over 16's is probably because the legal age for sex is 16 over here.
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£20 is not expensive, what is the difference between £20 and 16+ years of having to look after a child and having to bring them up.
A lot i think!!!
If you can go to the chemist to buy a morning after pill or go to the doctors for one im sure you can go to a family planning clinic for some condoms or even buy them.
It's better to regret things you've done than things you haven't.
A lot of elderly people weren't brought up the way that we were and come form a totally different generatoin of people than us, at the end of the day if you ARE at the doctors about pregnancy then really they are not saying anything wrong are they.
Well personally i find your attitude towards this very immature, you should think about why you are there in the first place, i dont think that its a joking matter really!
[This message has been edited by Spirit (edited 05-01-2001).]
It's better to regret things you've done than things you haven't.
I must say.
I took the morning after pill shortly before new year. It did NOT cost me £20. I used my common sense and went to the sexual health clinic at my local hospital (there's one in every hospital! if not, go to casualty!).
You have been severly misguided!
I believe that the pill should be available to any age, everyone can get pregnant.. to protect against this happening shows incentive and brains! don't worry about being found out either! it's a small box, and a small pill!! just remember to take one ASAP and then the second one 12 hours later.
It works. For me at least. We did use a condom, but it came off inside me and we didn't realise till my boyfriend said 'ouch!' upon re-entering me! fishing about ensued and alot of panic since the GP's was closed the next day! managed to find some in the end though <IMG alt="image" SRC="http://www.thesite.org/ubb/smile.gif">
Get clued up before having sex anyway! prepare for every eventuality! including failure of methods! <IMG alt="image" SRC="http://www.thesite.org/ubb/smile.gif">
Luv,
Helen
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