Le pill – nearly six times cheaper in France than in the UK (Photos all by the author and random strangers)
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'Who is this prick?' onlookers presumably thought.
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Getting in the mood with a coffee from British-owned but French-sounding chain Pret a Manger!
Passing my house, two-and-a-half hours after leaving my house
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The author and her chariot of liberty
Sitting back on the final stretch of my journey, I thought about the reasons a woman would need to take the morning after pill. It's infuriating that anyone would think it's because of pure irresponsibility – but they do. Maybe you're not on a contraceptive pill because you don't want the side effects; maybe you're too young and your parents would go ballistic if they found out; maybe they're religious and, again, would go ballistic. I had to change pills quite a few times because I'm very sensitive to hormonal changes, and being on something that didn't agree with me would send my already tumultuous teenage insides into a mess.If I was in between pills or having a break I'd sometimes use condoms, sometimes wouldn't. Sometimes my fault, sometimes the guy being a dickhead. Sometimes I'd used them and there was a small chance the condom could have broken but I convinced myself it wasn't safe – and, just like any girl I knew, would get in a flap and buy the morning after pill with any money you could borrow or steal because you wanted to be safe. You wanted to be responsible.READ: The Women Forced to Perform DIY Medical Abortions in Ireland
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