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Over The Counter Contraceptive Pill Will Not Reduce Unplanned Pregnancies, Says Expert

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24.12.2008     Making the contraceptive pill available without prescription will not reduce unwanted pregnancies, says an expert in an article published on bmj.com today.

Sarah Jarvis from the Royal College of Physicians argues that it is a lack of daily compliance with taking oral contraceptives which is partly responsible for the high rates of unintended teenage pregnancies in the UK.

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