GPs giving girls aged 10 prescriptions for the pill

GIRLS as young as 10 are being prescribed the contraceptive pill in Scotland, a study has found.

GPs giving girls aged 10 prescriptions for the pill
Tue, 10 May, 2005 - 01:00
Lisette Johnston

The study by researchers at the University of Aberdeen looked at figures collected from GP practices and family planning clinics.

The results also suggest that at least two 10-year-olds have been given the pill in the past year.

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