Sort by The Political Carnival (Free subscription) - 03/05/2009 - YouTube
The contravesal Morning After Pill Advert.First ever contraception advert to air in the uk.Young girls will be "particularly susceptible" to...
Sort by The Political Carnival (Free subscription) - 03/05/2009
The comments at the YouTube link are interesting. Wonder how long before we start seeing these on Oxygen?
Sort by The Daily Dish (Free subscription) - 28/04/2009
Not uncontroversial:
Sort by The Daily What (Free subscription) - 25/04/2009
Viral Ad of the Day: Bayer Schering Pharma debuted a television ad for its OTC 72-hour emergency contraception (AKA morning-after pill) Levonelle One Step — the first ad of its kind in the UK (the world'). Surprisingly (i.e. not surprisingly), some people aren’t very happy about this . [ via .]
Sort by Strollerderby (Free subscription) - 15/05/2009
British parents are up in arms about a commercial for Levonelle , an over-the-counter emergency contraception pill. After the commercial was aired on three TV channels, hundreds of parents called radio shows to express their outrage. "Even though it was shown after 9pm my teenage daughters were watching,” one father said. “The worst thing is it makes it seem normal to go and get this pill. We've crossed...
Sort by Catholic Action UK (Free subscription) - 01/05/2009
Here it is, folks, if you missed it on TV. Now you can complain to the Advertising Standard Authority. The MAP is an extremely serious medical intervention: to portray it in a cartoon as a routine 'easy way out' is grossly irresponsible. It is also grossly misleading to suggest - though this is not made explicit - that it prevents conception. In many cases conception will already have taken place,...
Sort by A day at the pharmacy. (Free subscription) - 28/04/2009
Quite an interesting advert for Levonelle which is shortly to be advertised on the television in the UK. The only problem is it does not mention the price (£26 in my pharmacy, about 38 USD) Obviously, the patient can choose to get it from their doctor instead, at no cost to themselves. I suspect most people in the target age-range are going to be unable to pay, or not want to pay. It's a good tool...
