Intended for healthcare professionals

Rapid response to:

Editorials

Emergency contraception

BMJ 2006; 333 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.38960.672998.80 (Published 14 September 2006) Cite this as: BMJ 2006;333:560

Rapid Response:

Missing the point

Anna Glasier neglects to mention that the price of over-the-counter
emergency contraception is an effective barrier to its use, discriminating
in particular against women on lower incomes.

To suggest that the "fuss" over political ideology and religious
belief interfering in rational decisions over the licensing of medications
is of interest to only one or two individuals is extraordinary.

Few people interested in reducing termination of pregnancy rates
would argue against greater investment in the provision of effective and
convenient contraception.

Competing interests:
None declared

Competing interests: No competing interests

16 September 2006
Iain C Reeves
Consultant in GU Medicine
Royal Sussex County Hospital, BN2 5BE