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A Catholic bishop says widening young girls' access to the morning-after contraceptive pill could increase their vulnerability to unwanted sex.
"In my opinion, greater access to this pill has the potential to make women, young girls in particular, more vulnerable to pressure to have unwanted sex," Bishop Peter Cullinane said.
He was commenting on the Herald report yesterday that an Auckland District Health Board committee would today consider a staff proposal to make the emergency contraceptive pill free at community pharmacies for girls and women.
