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'We must change': Japan's morning-after pill debate / 32C42NG
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When Megumi Ota needed the morning-after pill in Japan, she couldn't get a prescription in time under a policy activists call an attempt to "control" women's reproductive rights.
In Japan, emergency contraception can only be bought with a doctor's approval and is not covered by public health insurance, so it can cost up to $150.
One pharmacist speaks of her frustration at restrictions on providing the pill, and Megumi Ota talks about her experience of being unable to get hold of the medication when she needed it. IMAGES AND SOUNDBITES ARRANGED IN SEQUENCES