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February 07, 2012

Schools Put Contraceptive Implants in UK Teens Without Parents’ Permission

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Girls as young as 13 have been fitted with contraceptive implants at school without their parents knowing.
 
Health chiefs have defended sexual health services going into schools, saying teenage pregnancies had dropped by 22 per cent 
 
10:46AM GMT 07 Feb 2012
 
The procedure was carried out in Southampton, Hants, as part of a government initiative to drive down teenage pregnancies.
 
As many as nine secondary schools in the city are thought to have been involved.
 
But it has caused a backlash from parents who weren't aware that their daughters had been fitted with the 4cm device, which sits under the skin.
 
It is currently unknown exactly how many youngsters have taken part in the scheme. 
Read more at telegraph.co.uk

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