French young women aged 15 to 18 will have access to the contraceptive pill free of charge -- beginning in 2013 -- under changes to the public social security reimbursement system, the France 24 website reports today (October 25, 2012).
French Minister for Women's Rights Najat Vallaud-Belkacem said that the teenagers' anonymity would be "guaranteed" under the new rules.
The French government saw a need to protect teenagers hailing from families where sexuality is a taboo subject. The new measures aim to reduce pregnancies in this age group that result from a mixture of ignorance and lack of access to contraception.
"Providing free contraception is just as important for these teenagers as getting good sex education at school," said Vallaud-Belkacem, who added that "more than a million" teenage girls in France are currently on the Pill.
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