http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-hampshire-11650100
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A controversial scheme allowing girls as young as 13 to obtain the contraceptive pill from pharmacies is being piloted on the Isle of Wight.
Teenagers who approach a chemist for the morning-after pill will also be able to get a month's supply of the contraceptive pill without seeing a doctor or informing their parents.
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Not a situation that any responsible parent wants but then there are the feckless uncaring parents that won't take any responsibility.
This is certainly a bold move and of course there are the usual detractors
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The Reverend Anthony Glaysher, from the Catholic diocese of Portsmouth, said it "fundamentally attacked the family".
The Conservative MP for the Isle of Wight, Andrew Turner, asked: "How can adults bring up their children if their children can go into a shop, more or less, and be handed over something which is so significant?
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As a short term stop gap it might help but really we need to change the perception of some parents that teen pregnancy/contraception/sex education is not their business but that of the schools and government.