Blog for Choice Day

I wanted to write about the morning-after pill, or emergency contraception as part of Blog For Choice Day. I'm not going to write about whether the use of emergency contraception constitutes the termination of pregnancy, beyond saying that I don't believe that it does. I do want to talk about what it's like to buy it, and what you can (or should) expect to experience when you ask for it in a pharmacy.

In Australia, it's available over the counter from pharmacies under the name Postinor or Levonelle. Legally it has to be sold under the supervision of a pharmacist and the pharmacist has the right to legally refuse the sale as well. I have never refused a sale, and I will never refuse a sale, unless it is medically unsafe for the patient to take the medication.

( What it's like to sell the morning after pill, and what you should expect when buying it )