A controversial scheme has been launched in the UK allowing girls as young as 13 to obtain the contraceptive pill without parental consent.

The pilot scheme on the Isle of Wight allows pharmacists to supply girls with a month's supply of the birth control pill.

After that the girls must see a doctor or a specialist nurse to get further supplies.

Britain's National Health Service says the scheme will reduce unplanned pregnancies, but churches say it could promote promiscuity.

- BBC