'We view that as contraceptive failure': Containing the 'multiplicity' of contraception and abortion within Scottish reproductive healthcare

► Analysis of Scottish health professionals' accounts of providing contraceptive advice during consultations about abortion. ► Draws on STS theory to conceptualise 'contraception' and 'abortion' as realities enacted through practice. ► Explores how contraception/abortion realities are enacted through Scottish abortion consultations. ► Illustrates the work involved in aligning these realities with the contraception/abortion enacted through policy.