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Maine Middle School Offers Preteens the Pill

Parents OK health center visits, but care is confidential

By Kevin Spak,  Newser Staff

Posted Oct 18, 2007 10:56 AM CDT

(Newser) – A Portland, Maine, middle school stirred controversy last night when its board voted 5-2 to make birth control pills and patches available for its pupils, typically between 11 and 13 years old. The move was prompted by the school nurse's claim that five of 134...   Read full story »

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