Boots has said sorry in the row over its emergency pill, but its comments reveal how women are still judged on contraception and sex
Boots, Britain’s largest chemist, has now apologised (and maybe narrowly avoided a nationwide boycott) for “causing offence and misunderstanding” with its comments to the British Pregnancy Advisory Service (BPAS) about not wanting to lower its price for the morning-after pill (MAP), because it didn’t want to be accused of “incentivising inappropriate use”.
This led to a storm of criticism, including a Labour party letter, signed by Jess Phillips, Yvette Cooper, and Harriet Harman and 32 other female Labour MPs. Phillips later said: “Boots’ justification infantilises women and places a moral judgment on them.” Quite. It’s good that Boots apologised, but a “misunderstanding”?
Related: Wake up, Boots. You can’t judge women who need the morning-after pill | Sian Norris
Related: Boots apologises over morning-after pill pricing row
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