http://www.cnn.com/2007/HEALTH/10/18/middleschool.contraception.ap/index.html
Story Highlights
Portland, Maine, to let middle school provide birth control pills
King Middle School first school in state to provide the service
Some upset about giving pill to girls as young as 11-years-old
City has had 17 pregnancies reported in middle schools in four years
"PORTLAND, Maine (AP) -- After an outbreak of pregnancies among middle school girls, education officials in this city have decided to allow a school health center to make birth control pills available to girls as young as 11."
In india they take care of students future and even mobile phones are not allowed in schools. >>>http://www.techgadgets.in/mobile-phones/2007/18/tamil-nadu-bans-mobile-phone-usage-in-schools/
In USA too, they are more concerned about students and provide birth control pills!
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Posted on: 18-10-07 23:59:26
Quebec is doing it since 2005
http://www.cbc.ca/health/story/2005/04/26/Pill-nurses050426.html
Last Updated: Wednesday, April 27, 2005 | 8:39 AM ET
CBC News
Teenagers in Quebec can now get birth control pills without seeing a doctor, as part of an effort to reduce the province's rate of teen pregnancies and abortions.
The role of school nurses, who used to treat simple scraped knees and upset stomachs, is expanding to include birth control prescriptions.
Effective immediately, Quebec's college of physicians allows school nurses to prescribe a three-month supply of the pill, and counsel teens about contraception without waiting for a teen to bring up the topic.
Teen girls will need to consult a doctor for a physical exam before getting the birth control prescription renewed, said Dr. Yves Lamontagne, president of the college.
Students with high blood pressure or diabetes won't receive a prescription.
Those 14 and older in the province can see a doctor without their parents' knowledge.
