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September 25, 2012

AP: NYC schools dispensing morning-after pill to girls

by Lindsey Tanner and Karen Matthews
The Associated Press

NEW YORK (AP) — It's a campaign believed to be unprecedented in its size and aggressiveness: New York City is dispensing the morning-after pill to girls as young as 14 at more than 50 public high schools, sometimes even before they have had sex.

The effort to combat teen pregnancy in the nation's largest city contrasts sharply with the views of politicians and school systems in more conservative parts of the country.

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