Obviously, so the argument goes, if we want
to cut teenage pregnancies and abortions we must have
access to sexual health services — in other words, teenagers are
less likely
to get pregnant if they are using
contraception; failing
contraception, then we should give them
access to the morning - after pill, which may be seen as preferable
to a twelve - year - old getting pregnant.
While women who used condoms or other
less effective forms of
contraception were more likely
to become pregnant than women who used hormonal
contraception, women with advance provision or pharmacy
access were not more likely
to abandon
contraception or switch
to less effective methods.