Teens lack EC access in NYC?

As gleeful as I was about yesterday's news that New York has rejected federal funds that would have gone towards abstinence-only education programs, having access to the resources you're educated about would probably help too.

Despite New York City's campaign launched in 2005 to incease access to emergency contraception and family planning services, it looks like teens may have slipped past the radar. A study of teen health clinics operated by the New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation found that less than half of them provided emergency contraception and prescriptions for birth control. Yikes.

The corporation claims that the report was inaccurate and misleading, but would look into training staff at their clinics who might be asked about the availability of EC.