Samantha stepped out of the hotel. She followed the directions and walked across two streets until she finally reached a streetside drugstore.

The pharmacist asked her kindly, “Hi there, Miss. What can I get you today?”

Samantha clenched her hands slightly before answering, “The morning-after pill.”

After paying the money, Samantha walked out with the pills and bought a bottle of mineral water from the vending machine beside the street. She uncapped the mineral water, placed a pill in ...