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Chile Stops Morning After Pill Access for Teens

08:58 H | Topics: Children - Chile - Health - Sex - Women

preven.jpgYoung women in Chile who plan on getting it on today to celebrate las fiestas patrias better BYOBC, Bring Your Own Birth Control, because emergency contraception will not be available tommorow morning.

A Santiago, Chile Court of Appeals has placed a provisional suspension on Chile's progressive decision to distribute free contraception to women 14 and older without parental consent. The government's program had included free distribution of emergency contraception (EC). The injunction was issued Wednesday after a group of parents and two mayors claimed that "the EC-for-everyone plan infringes on parents' rights because it doesn't require that teens seeking emergency contraception have parental authorization", Salon reports.
The morning after pill is still available in Chile with a doctor's prescription and cash.

Via / Feminist Weekly News

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