Emergency contraception is very safe.
We believe that giving women supplies of emergency contraception to keep at home will help prevent unplanned pregnancy. Emergency contraception works better the sooner you use it. Unprotected sex often happens at weekends, so it can be difficult to get your emergency contaception within the 72 hour time limit. From September 1999 many GP surgeries and all familt planning clinics in Edinburgh and The Lothians will be able to give free supplies of emergency contraception pills, for women aged between 16 and 29 years to keep at home. These are available, with detailed instructions, to most women who would like to have emergency contaception to keep at home.