Gina Telaroli December 18, 2007 | 10:21 am EST
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In the UK, young girls can be a bit quieter in the morning these days - well if they want the morning after pill. Schoolgirls now have cards at their disposal that they can quietly flash  to pharmacists to signal that they would like the pill, instead of having to tell them:

Supporters of the scheme say it will cut unplanned pregnancies by helping teenagers avoid a potentially “daunting” conversation.But the plan was greeted with dismay by family campaigners who say it will encourage irresponsible attitudes to sex.Hundreds of request cards - which have a picture of a young couple kissing on the front - have been distributed in schools and youth clubs.The initiative, devised by the Dorset Primary Care Trust, is believed to be the first of its kind in Britain. It is being tested in the seaside resort of Weymouth.The town has an above average rate of teenage pregnancies, and youth workers believe one reason for this is that teenagers are too ashamed to ask for the morning after pill. [thisislondon.co.uk]

For me this raises questions of teens being old enough to have sex, but not old enough to deal with the after effects of it but also of young girls who find themselves in situations where they don’t have control of what happens and may be too ashamed to deal with it. Both seems valid arguments for and against this new modesty system.

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