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# Emergency Contraception

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Government plans to reduce the cost of the morning-after pill or make it free for all women
The minister plans to expand access to barrier contraception.
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Mar 27th 2018, 8:06 PM
Taoiseach says women seeking morning after pill should not face 'invasive' questioning
On the referendum, Varadkar said women should be trusted in the first 12 weeks of their pregnancy.
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Feb 7th 2018, 3:25 PM
Boots apologises after it's accused of moralising to women about the morning-after pill
The pharmacy chain has been criticised over the price of its emergency contraceptive pill.
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Jul 22nd 2017, 1:30 PM
Morning after pill available to all medical card holders without prescription from today
Up until 2011, anyone who needed emergency contraception had to attend a doctor in order to get a prescription.
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Jul 1st 2017, 6:00 AM
Morning after pill: Medical card holders to get access without prescription
Pharmacists have argued that prescription requirements limited medical card holders’ access to the contraceptive.
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May 5th 2017, 9:24 AM
Irish women can now buy the most effective morning-after pill without a prescription
EllaOne can be taken up to five days after unprotected sex.
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May 1st 2015, 6:04 AM
One third of Irish women don't use contraception
While nine per cent say they use natural methods.
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Feb 17th 2014, 2:45 PM
Can a woman's weight affect the success of the morning-after pill?
The EU is to investigate if emergency contraception is less effective in women weighing 80kg or more.
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Jan 24th 2014, 8:13 PM
Column: What you don’t know about emergency contraception (and why it might hurt you)
Revelations that emergency contraceptives were bring sold without a warning that their effectiveness could be compromised in women of a certain weight underlines the lack of holistic education about contraception and sexual health, writes Alison Begas.
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Dec 8th 2013, 12:00 PM
Column: Ireland's reproductive revolution – are women now in control?
Irish women have been actively demanding the freedom to choose when or if they become pregnant for over 40 years; a great deal has changed regarding contraception, but have we come far enough? asks Fiona Dunkin.
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Oct 3rd 2013, 7:15 AM
US court orders wider access for morning after pill regardless of age
The judge ruled that current restrictions requiring teens to obtain a prescription were “politically motivated” and “scientifically unjustified”.
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Apr 5th 2013, 8:00 PM
Column: I'm so grateful I had an unplanned pregnancy in America, not Ireland
An Irish girl recalls her experience of deciding to have a termination – and her relief that she was away from home.
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Nov 21st 2012, 7:00 AM
Column: Making emergency contraception easy to access has been good for women
Just over one year ago the rules for getting the morning-after pill in Ireland were relaxed. Alison Begas looks at what this change has meant for women.
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Aug 11th 2012, 7:00 PM
Sexual healthcare now considered a 'luxury'?
The Dublin Well Woman Centre has seen a significant drop in the number of people attending for STI screening.
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Jul 18th 2011, 2:18 PM
Average age of women requesting morning after pill is 23 years - survey
Survery by the Irish Pharmacy Union says that 85 per cent of pharmacists polled have been asked for the drug since mid-February.
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May 7th 2011, 4:12 PM
Free emergency contraception costs HSE €350K
Medical Independent obtains figures which reveal the cost of free emergency contraception to the Health Service Executive.
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Mar 24th 2011, 3:53 PM