Can teens under age 18 get emergency birth control pills without telling their parents?
Click here. • Can young women who have been sexually assaulted get emergency birth control pills from a hospital emergency room? Click here. • Can young women get emergency birth control pills from a drug store without a prescription? Click here. For more information about the Food and Drug Administration’s recent ruling on emergency birth control pills and non-prescription status, click here. • Can teens under age 18 get emergency birth control pills without telling their parents? Most young women don’t need a parent’s permission to get emergency birth control pills. In fact, teens age 16 and older in South Carolina have the right to get emergency birth control pills confidentially without asking or telling their parents. Doctors may provide emergency birth control pills to teen patients younger than 16 without telling their parents if they believe it is in the best interest of the patient. This law also applies to young women who wish to get regular birth control methods (such as the
