Proactively give contraceptives to teens, researchers say

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New Zealand researchers recommend a DHB test a programme of proactively handing out contraceptives to teens, in order to reduce the country's high unwanted teen pregnancy rate. Bioethics and women’s health researchers propose a proactive contraception provision model to make it easier for young Kiwis to access birth control, drawing from a promising international approach. They reviewed existing examples and local research, concluding that NZ adolescents and GPs supported the youth-centred approach and the ethical case was favourable.

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conference: The Australian and New Zealand Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

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Organisation/s: University of Otago

Funder: Conflict of interest: Helen Paterson has been supported by Bayer HealthCare to attend an educational conference; all other authors report no conflict of interest.

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