Women are being patronised by not being given the opportunity to buy emergency contraception in advance of needing it, according to journalist Ellie Levenson, 29.
Last week, Ms Levenson launched the Women Are Not Stupid campaign — together with an e-petition — to urge the government to make the morning-after pill available from pharmacists on demand, in advance. At the moment, it is at the discretion of each pharmacy.
Ms Levenson, who lives in Tottenham, North London, is also calling for people other than the user to be allowed to purchase the contraception.
“We can’t buy it from pharmacies in advance and no-one else can go and buy it for you. This suggests women are incapable of self-diagnosing,” she says.