Concept information
Preferred term
emergency contraception
Definition
- Also known as the “morning after” pill, emergency contraception is the use of high doses of standard birth control pills that can prevent pregnancy in most cases if taken within a specified time period after unprotected sex. Long used by rape crisis centers and university health services, many advocates called it “the best-kept secret in America.” A 2004 survey by the Kaiser Family Foundation found that a third of women between ages eighteen and forty-four had never heard of the practice. [Source: Health Care Policy and Politics A to Z; Emergency Contraception]
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URI
https://concepts.sagepub.com/social-science/concept/emergency_contraception
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