Contraceptives: Children

(asked on 2nd February 2015) - View Source

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their policy on the administering of contraceptive injections or implants to girls under the age of 13.


Answered by
Earl Howe Portrait
Earl Howe
Deputy Leader of the House of Lords
This question was answered on 13th February 2015

It is extremely rare for doctors or other health professionals to supply or administer contraceptives to under 13s and the doctor is likely to be acting on serious concerns about exploitation or abuse.

Guidance from the General Medical Council states that doctors should, as a matter of routine, share information about sexual activity involving children under 13 with police or social services.

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