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Chile Offers Plan B; Trafficking Big Biz
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(WOMENSENEWS)–CheersChile announced it would offer emergency contraception pills free to women 14 years of age and older, LifeNews.com reported Sept. 6. This comes two weeks after the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved Plan B pills for over-the-counter sale to women 18 and older. Chilean Health Minister Maria Soledad Barria said women can get the prescription pills from a physician for free without parental consent. She said the initiative is intended to reduce teenage pregnancy.