Written by admin on 2009-03-27T04:59:49+0000">March 27, 2009 – 4:59 am
Even after they’ve heard the information given in the previous pages, the boys and girls in our classes still have many questions about contraception.
Is it legal for teenagers to have birth control? Do you need your parents’ permission to get a method of contraception?
Under the terms of the 1969 Family Law Reform Act, young people aged 16 and older are able to give their consent to their own surgical, medical and dental treatment without obtaining the consent of their parents, provided that they have been informed about all the issues that may be involved. Family planning clinics will, therefore, provide contraceptive information, devices and advice to all people 16 and older in complete privacy, whether or not they are married or have their parents’ consent.
Whether or not people under the age of 16 should be given contraceptive information, devices or advice has been an issue of considerable debate. At present in the United Kingdom, people under 16 can receive contraceptive advice and supplies without parental permission and without notification to their parents, though whenever possible doctors will try to persuade young people to confide in their parents.
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