The Guardian 13 Sept 2016 Sex education in schools worldwide is so “out of touch” with pupils’ experiences that they find it irrelevant and switch … [Read more...]
Contraceptive pill to be available in Vic Govt schools
Herald Sun 1 Sept 2016 Doctors in government schools will be able to prescribe the contraceptive Pill to girls as young as 12 from next year. … [Read more...]
Outdated laws prevent access to abortion drug
Buzzfeed Sept 28 2016: Report - a national ban on Mifepristone (RU486) and Misoprostol was lifted by the Australian government in 2006 but a number of … [Read more...]
Womens health specialist calls for more GPs to prescribe abortion pill
The Age 28 Aug 2016 reports that just 4% of GPs and gynaecologists are registered prescribers of RU486 and 9% of pharmacies are currently dispensing … [Read more...]
Robot babies don’t deter teen pregnancy
ABC Radio News reports 26 Aug 2016 that a popular education program that encourages teenagers to care for a robot baby could increase the risk of teen … [Read more...]
UK halves teen pregnancy
The Guardian 18 July 2016 reports a massive drop in teenage rates of pregnancy over the last 20 years. [Alison] Hadley, who led the implementation of … [Read more...]