There have been calls for a boycott of Boots after the chemist refused to lower the cost of the morning-after pill for fear it would encourage over-use. Rivals Tesco and Superdrug halved the price of the emergency contraceptive following a campaign from the British Pregnancy Advisory Service (BPAS), a leading provider of abortion care. Boots, however, said it would not lower the price as it did not want to be accused of “incentivising inappropriate use”. Boots charges £28.25 for Levonelle emergency contraceptive (the leading brand) and £26.75 for its own generic version. When asked if the reason for the higher price was due to the provision of consultations, Boots did not respond with a comment.

Source: The Guardian July 20, 2017 18:56 UTC