Saturday, April 30, 2011

Teens in Paris Given "Contraceptive Checkbooks;" School Issuance Lets Them Evade Parents, Doctors

The France 24 website reports today (April 30, 2011) that some 160,000 Parisian adolescents can now receive a "contraceptive checkbook" at school, which entitles them to free contraception without having to involve their parents.

The "contraception pass" -- which was launched across the Paris region on April 26 -- has been described as a "checkbook" by local authorities.

The pass allows students -- aged between 15 and 18 -- to access free contraception anonymously without having to visit a family planning center or see their family doctor.

"In a system where young people have to go through their parents to access health care, the right to acquire contraception and decide on abortion autonomously is not being provided for," a leaflet on the project explained.

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