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| The morning-after pill normally costs about £26Women are going to be offered the morning-after pill in advance during the run up to Christmas. | The morning-after pill normally costs about £26Women are going to be offered the morning-after pill in advance during the run up to Christmas. |
| The British Pregnancy Advisory Service (BPAS) will prescribe the emergency contraception for free in England and Wales. | |
| Buying it over the counter usually costs around £26 from a high street pharmacy. | Buying it over the counter usually costs around £26 from a high street pharmacy. |
| The charity says the closure of family planning clinics, pharmacies and GP surgeries over the holidays means women can risk an unintended pregnancy if a condom splits, they forget to take a pill or they have unprotected sex. | The charity says the closure of family planning clinics, pharmacies and GP surgeries over the holidays means women can risk an unintended pregnancy if a condom splits, they forget to take a pill or they have unprotected sex. |
| But some people are saying it could lead to more women having unprotected sex. | But some people are saying it could lead to more women having unprotected sex. |
| Ann Furedi, Chief Executive of the BPAS, said: "Sex isn't always planned or prepared for. | Ann Furedi, Chief Executive of the BPAS, said: "Sex isn't always planned or prepared for. |
| "It's easy to get carried away, which is why we advise women to back up their birth control by keeping the morning-after pill at home. | "It's easy to get carried away, which is why we advise women to back up their birth control by keeping the morning-after pill at home. |
| "You don't wait until you get a headache to buy your pain relief. Why wait until you've risked pregnancy to get the morning after pill?" | "You don't wait until you get a headache to buy your pain relief. Why wait until you've risked pregnancy to get the morning after pill?" |
| BPAS says providing the pill in advance is the best chance women have of avoiding pregnancy. | BPAS says providing the pill in advance is the best chance women have of avoiding pregnancy. |
| There's a 72-hour window to take the pill, but it can be up to 50% more effective if taken within the first 12 hours after unprotected sex. | There's a 72-hour window to take the pill, but it can be up to 50% more effective if taken within the first 12 hours after unprotected sex. |
| The people that Newsbeat spoke to had mixed views on the idea. | The people that Newsbeat spoke to had mixed views on the idea. |
| One woman said: "They're given a reason for them to have sex without a condom or any source of protection by giving them the morning-after pill in advance." | One woman said: "They're given a reason for them to have sex without a condom or any source of protection by giving them the morning-after pill in advance." |
| However, another woman thought it was a positive move: "I think it's a good thing in terms of accessibility. If people want to take it then I don't see there's anything bad with giving it to them in advance." | However, another woman thought it was a positive move: "I think it's a good thing in terms of accessibility. If people want to take it then I don't see there's anything bad with giving it to them in advance." |
| The pill will be available from the charity's clinics in Birmingham, Bournemouth, Brighton, Cardiff, Coventry, Leeds, London, Luton, Peterborough and Swindon over the Christmas season. | The pill will be available from the charity's clinics in Birmingham, Bournemouth, Brighton, Cardiff, Coventry, Leeds, London, Luton, Peterborough and Swindon over the Christmas season. |