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NYC schools dispensing morning-after pill to girls

September 26, 2012

http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-505245_162-57520492/nyc-schools-dispensing-morning-after-pill-to-girls/

 

Source - CBS News


New York City is handing out the morning-after pill at more than 50 public high schools. Emergency contraception is safe and effective "if you use it in a timely fashion," said Dr. Cora Breuner, a Seattle physician and member of an American Academy of Pediatrics' committee on teen health.

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