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The morning after pill is to be given out free over the phone for the first time, under a scheme to be announced today. The British Pregnancy Advisory Service (BPAS) will encourage women to stock up on the emergency contraceptive over the Christmas period. They will have to register their details on a website and will be phoned by a nurse for a 15-minute consultation intended to weed out young teenagers and assess suitability. However, the charity has admitted that under-age girls will almost certainly obtain pills through the scheme by lying to them. Some children “will not be completely honest about their age”， a spokesman said. Under-16s would usually need a prescription to prevent a possible pregnancy in this way. | 
