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| Text plan for morning-after pill | Text plan for morning-after pill |
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| Some girls as young as 11 will soon be able to request the morning after pill by text message in Oxfordshire. | Some girls as young as 11 will soon be able to request the morning after pill by text message in Oxfordshire. |
| From July, students at four secondary schools in Oxford and two in Banbury will be able to text their school nurse for advice on emergency contraception. | |
| The service is being introduced jointly by Oxfordshire County Council and Oxfordshire Primary Care Trust. | The service is being introduced jointly by Oxfordshire County Council and Oxfordshire Primary Care Trust. |
| A confidential inquiry held in July highlighted Oxford and Banbury as teen pregnancy "hotspots". | A confidential inquiry held in July highlighted Oxford and Banbury as teen pregnancy "hotspots". |
| Health bosses said there were 350 conceptions in 2007, but that this was below the national average. | Health bosses said there were 350 conceptions in 2007, but that this was below the national average. |
| In a joint statement, Oxfordshire County Council and Oxfordshire PCT said: "This service would provide an extra level of support for those young people who think they have taken a risk, or have another health problem, and don't want to approach a doctor or a pharmacist but can text a nurse and ask what they can do." | In a joint statement, Oxfordshire County Council and Oxfordshire PCT said: "This service would provide an extra level of support for those young people who think they have taken a risk, or have another health problem, and don't want to approach a doctor or a pharmacist but can text a nurse and ask what they can do." |
| 'Relationship education' | 'Relationship education' |
| Child protection staff will step in if any girl aged between 11 and 13 uses the service. | Child protection staff will step in if any girl aged between 11 and 13 uses the service. |
| Hilary Pannack, chief executive of teenage pregnancy charity Straight Talking, welcomed the move. | Hilary Pannack, chief executive of teenage pregnancy charity Straight Talking, welcomed the move. |
| She said: "I think it's an excellent idea, but there needs to be good quality sex and relationship education as well. | She said: "I think it's an excellent idea, but there needs to be good quality sex and relationship education as well. |
| "If it means them not going through the trauma of abortion, then it's valuable." | "If it means them not going through the trauma of abortion, then it's valuable." |
| Family and religious groups, however, expressed concern over the scheme. | Family and religious groups, however, expressed concern over the scheme. |
| Norman Wells, director of the Family Education Trust, said: "International research evidence shows that making the morning-after pill more readily available doesn't make the slightest difference to unintended pregnancy and abortion rates." | Norman Wells, director of the Family Education Trust, said: "International research evidence shows that making the morning-after pill more readily available doesn't make the slightest difference to unintended pregnancy and abortion rates." |