They will provide a wide range of services, including prescriptions for contraceptives, but at present they are not permitted to distribute contraceptives.

In rural areas the country's "barefoot doctors" distributed information and contraceptives to people's commune members.

He counts eight arrests in five states after violating bans on distributing birth control information and contraceptives.

To avoid political and religious objections, the program does not distribute contraceptives, but refers students to a local health clinic.

Hartford school administrators want to distribute contraceptives in the city's public schools to reduce high levels of teenage pregnancy and sexually transmitted diseases.

Chase first begun distributing contraceptives in 1873 and did so for four years until her first arrest.

For years, health clinics at a few high schools across the country distributed condoms and other contraceptives.

Additionally, the teams would be charged with settling disputes and would distribute contraceptives.

Only four, however, were authorized by their local boards of education to distribute contraceptives.

But the board did not vote on whether to permit the clinics to distribute contraceptives, though a majority of members now favor this.