Morning-after Pills Don’t Cut Teen Pregnancy

A new research found that over-the-counter pills to reduce teen pregnancy not only failed, they also increase in sexually transmitted diseases is fueled. 

Under 16 girls – including – plan pharmacies to give free emergency contraception to adolescents in the last government was an important part of teenage pregnancy strategy. 

However, Nottingham University Business School study shows that the plan has failed. 
Economist Professor David Paton and Professor Sourafel Girma found that teenage pregnancies among girls under 16 as to whether or not they free morning after pills from chemists were reached. 

But the sexually transmitted disease rate significantly higher in the areas of participation in the plan was. 
The team found that sexually transmitted infections among the under-16 increased 12 per cent where the morning after pill – was available free from chemists. 

“Teen pregnancy was morning offerings intended effect of cutting free of charge after pill, however, the increase in sexually transmitted infections had the unfortunate side effect,” Daily Mail quoted Paton. 

“Almost certainly more vulnerable young people have sex,” he said. 

Norman Wells of Family Education Trust, said: “International research consistently there is no evidence that the EC plans to reduce teenage conception rate obtained an abortion has failed to find. 

“But now we have to show proof that not only fail like any good, they can actually harm plans.” 

To study due to be published in the Journal of Health Economics.