英多所学校擅自给女生打避孕针

时间：2012-11-02 03:51:51

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Hundreds of girls as young as 13 are receiving contraceptive injections and implants¹ at school, a nationwide study has revealed.

英国一项最新研究表明，英国多所中学为13岁以上的女生打避孕针或皮下埋植避孕药。

School nurses have given implants or jabs（注射） to girls aged² 13 to 16 more than 900 times since 2010. A further 7,400 girls aged 15 or under - and therefore under the age of consent - received the contraception at family planning clinics.

Due to patient confidentiality⁴ rules, nurses are not allowed to inform parents before or after the procedure without the pupil's express permission.

Implants and jabs are now offered in schools in Bristol, Berkshire, Peterborough, West Midlands, Northumbria and Country Durham according to a survey by The Daily Telegraph, using Freedom of Information laws.

It could be far more widespread as many trusts said they did not record the figures, while others cited patient confidentiality.

Critics of the scheme have warned that offering contraception to under-16s could skew（歪斜） a teenager's attitude to sex and hinder their development.

A breakdown⁵ of the figures revealed NHS Bristol had provided the contraceptive jab on 430 occasions to children aged 13 to 16. This included 19 jabs offered to 13 year-olds. The city has one of the highest rates of teenage pregnancy⁶ in the country.

The teenage pregnancy rate in England and Wales fell to 34,633 in 2010, the lowest rate since 1969. This included 6,674 pregnancies⁷ in under-16s. However, the rate is still around twice as high as that in France and Germany.

Dr Dan Poulter, the health minister said: 'Young people under the age of 16 are legally able to access contraceptive and sexual health services and any advice given will be kept confidential³.

'However, the health professional must always encourage a young person to talk to their parents about their sexual health.'

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1 implants
n.（植入身体中的）移植物( implant的名词复数 )
参考例句：
Hormone implants are used as growth boosters. 激素植入物被用作生长辅助剂。来自《简明英汉词典》 Perhaps the most far-reaching project is an initiative called Living Implants From Engineering (LIFE). 也许最具深远意义的项目，是刚刚启动的建造活体移植工程 (LIFE)。来自英汉非文学 - 生命科学 - 医学的第四次革命

2 aged
adj.年老的，陈年的
参考例句：
He had put on weight and aged a little.他胖了，也老点了。 He is aged,but his memory is still good.他已年老，然而记忆力还好。

3 confidential
adj.秘（机）密的，表示信任的，担任机密工作的
参考例句：
He refused to allow his secretary to handle confidential letters.他不让秘书处理机密文件。 We have a confidential exchange of views.我们推心置腹地交换意见。

4 confidentiality
n.秘而不宣，保密
参考例句：
They signed a confidentiality agreement. 他们签署了一份保守机密的协议。 Cryptography is the foundation of supporting authentication, integrality and confidentiality. 而密码学是支持认证、完整性和机密性机制的基础。

5 breakdown
n.垮，衰竭；损坏，故障，倒塌
参考例句：
She suffered a nervous breakdown.她患神经衰弱。 The plane had a breakdown in the air,but it was fortunately removed by the ace pilot.飞机在空中发生了故障，但幸运的是被王牌驾驶员排除了。

6 pregnancy
n.怀孕，怀孕期
参考例句：
Early pregnancy is often accompanied by nausea.怀孕早期常有恶心的现象。 Smoking during pregnancy increases the risk of miscarriage.怀孕期吸烟会增加流产的危险。

7 pregnancies
怀孕，妊娠( pregnancy的名词复数 )
参考例句：
Since the wartime population needed replenishment, pregnancies were a good sign. 最后一桩倒不失为好现象，战时人口正该补充。 She's had three pregnancies in four years. 她在四年中怀孕叁次。