Birth control without parental consent

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The receptionist in your clinic forwards a call to you. Your 16-year-old patient speaks into the phone. "My mom found my birth control pills in my jacket pocket while she was doing laundry. She saw your name on them as the prescriber. She is demanding to talk to you right now." The the mom says into the phone "How dare you prescribe birth control pills to my daughter without my permission" How will you respond? Let the mom express her frustration, and have a discussion about this situation being a good opportunity for mom to have open communication with her daughter. Explain briefly that the law allows for her daughter to have birth control without parental consent, but that we encourage family communication. Apologize to the parent for prescribing the pills behind her back, and discontinue the medication. Ask the parent why she didn't already know that her daughter was sexually active. Tell the parent that you prescribed the pills because you know the daughter's boyfriend is a good person, and that statistics show her daughter to be among the majority of girls her age who are sexually active.

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