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:terrified Girls aged 10 are taking the Pill :terrified
Girls as young as 10 are being prescribed the contraceptive pill, it has been revealed.
Researchers at the University of Aberdeen found 23 girls under 13 had been given the Pill - two were under 10 years old.
They looked at data from GP practices and family planning clinics in Scotland.
The study in Archives of Disease in Childhood prompted claims that doctors may be breaking the law.
Under-age
The British Medical Association and the General Medical Council tell doctors girls of any age can be given the pill as long as they are thought to be mature enough.
However, in Scotland, having sex with a child aged under 13 is classified as statutory rape.
And if girls under 13 are prescribed the Pill, doctors are expected to report it to the police or a social worker.
But it is not known whether this happened in the 23 cases in the study by Professor Peter Helms and Dr James McLay.
A total of 1,376 girls under 16 were prescribed the oral contraceptive.
Dr McLay said: "One of the worries we have is that people who are under 13 on the oral contraceptive should be reported to social workers because they are being subjected to rape."
But the researchers said that the overall rate of oral contraceptive use among girls aged 10 to 16 remained low, despite the medical and social concerns about the sexual health of teenagers.
They pointed out that the UK has the highest rate of teenage pregnancy in Western Europe.
10 year olds being prescribed the pill, what is the world comming to ? :terrified
Girls as young as 10 are being prescribed the contraceptive pill, it has been revealed.
Researchers at the University of Aberdeen found 23 girls under 13 had been given the Pill - two were under 10 years old.
They looked at data from GP practices and family planning clinics in Scotland.
The study in Archives of Disease in Childhood prompted claims that doctors may be breaking the law.
Under-age
The British Medical Association and the General Medical Council tell doctors girls of any age can be given the pill as long as they are thought to be mature enough.
However, in Scotland, having sex with a child aged under 13 is classified as statutory rape.
And if girls under 13 are prescribed the Pill, doctors are expected to report it to the police or a social worker.
But it is not known whether this happened in the 23 cases in the study by Professor Peter Helms and Dr James McLay.
A total of 1,376 girls under 16 were prescribed the oral contraceptive.
Dr McLay said: "One of the worries we have is that people who are under 13 on the oral contraceptive should be reported to social workers because they are being subjected to rape."
But the researchers said that the overall rate of oral contraceptive use among girls aged 10 to 16 remained low, despite the medical and social concerns about the sexual health of teenagers.
They pointed out that the UK has the highest rate of teenage pregnancy in Western Europe.
10 year olds being prescribed the pill, what is the world comming to ? :terrified