Contraception study says 13-year-olds should get the pill in certain scenarios [View all]
Source: The Guardian
Girls as young as 13 should be able to walk into a high-street chemist and get the contraceptive pill if they want it, an evaluation of an NHS pilot scheme has concluded.
The pilot in south-east London was designed to offer the pill to women and girls over the age of 16 without the need to see a GP. Some young women might hesitate to visit the family doctor for contraception and might feel more comfortable at a pharmacy, where they would be less likely to meet somebody they know. Emergency contraception –the "morning-after pill" –is widely available at pharmacies.
But NHS south-east London found that girls under the age of 16, some as young as 13, also came to the pharmacy to ask for the pill.
An evaluation report of the scheme, revealed in Pulse magazine, says it has successfully reached young women who had not taken the pill before: 46% were first-timers. It recommends rolling out the scheme nationally "to shift activity out of GP practices" and extending the age group to cover 13-to 16-year-olds.
Read more: http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/2012/apr/25/the-pill-13-girls-nhs
At least the UK doesn't have Rush Limbaugh types polluting radio stains all over the nation.
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