Chemists will provide girls as young as 13 with contraception without telling parents or GP
By Daily Mail Reporter
Last updated at 12:28 PM on 1st November 2010
A controversial scheme that lets girls as young as 13 obtain the contraceptive pill without their parents knowledge, has been launched.
Teenagers in the Isle of Wight (popn.140,000) who visit the chemist for the morning-after pill will also be able to pick up a month's supply of the contraceptive desogestrel without seeing a doctor or telling their parents.
After a month the girls would need to see a GP or sexual health nurse to get a further supply.
Ten of the 30 pharmacies on the island will be part of the pilot scheme.
The latest pregnancy figures from the Isle of Wight show that 96 girls under the age of 18 became pregnant in 2008.
The service will be aimed at females aged between 13 and 25 years old.
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