Letter: Boys in danger

Tuesday 20 April 1999 00:02 BST

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Letter: Boys in danger

Sir: It is odd that, whilst much has been said both against and for gay sex with 16-year-old males, not a word is being uttered against doctors being allowed to prescribe the Pill to girls under 16, without the knowledge of their parents. Yet, it is a criminal offence to have sex with a girl under that age. To sell alcohol or tobacco to an under-age person is a punishable offence but not, apparently, the Pill.

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