Misinformation on social media is putting women off the contraceptive pill who are then risking unwanted pregnancies, according to the NHS.
Videos posted online have been spreading false information that the contraceptive pill causes cancer and infertility, The Times reports.
NHS data shows the proportion of women using the pill as their main form of contraception has dropped from 47% in 2012-13 to 27% in 2022-23.
Abortions in England and Wales are at the highest level on record, with 251,377 in 2022, up from 184,122 in 2012, The Times adds. READ MORE: 'At night-time it's just wild.
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