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Mon07Apr2008

No Free Morning After Pill in Chile

11:48 H | Topics: Chile - Health - Women

frontchileflag.jpgAfter a long battle within the Chilean courts, the Constitutional Court of Chile on Friday blocked a government-sponsored program that distributed emergency contraceptives to women as young as 14 free of charge. The morning after pill, as it is commonly known, will still be available at pharmacies with a doctor's prescription. The problem is that in a country where abortion remains illegal and underground illegal abortion clinics abound, women in Chile, especially poor women in Chile who do not have regular medical care, will be pushed further underground when it comes to their sexual health.

Via / Jurist

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