Why Are Children on the Pill? (as published by PRG)

Doctors prescribing contraceptives to 11-year-oldsI read recently that children as young as 11 are taking the contraceptive pill in the UK. The statistics in last week's Sunday Times stated that more than 1000 girls aged 11-12 are on the pill, a fivefold increase in the past decade. A further 200 girls aged between 11-13 have long-term injectable contraceptive devices. Read the rest