Women who have easy access to emergency contraception are no more likely to have unprotected sex than those who can only get the drugs from a clinic, according to a study in the US. The finding contradicts the arguments of those who object to making such contraceptives easier to get hold of.
The study, led by Tina Raine of the University of California, San Francisco, involved 2117 women who did not want to become pregnant. Some were allowed to keep emergency contraception at home, others could obtain it without prescription from a pharmacy, and the rest could get it only…
