Morning-after pill: America has missed the point - what about preventing unwanted teenage pregnancy? Whatever the politics, the judge's ruling is certainly extremely radical, with critics already pointing out that it could mean children as young as 11 getting their hands on the pill. There are obvious questions about whether such contraception has been sufficiently trialled on much younger teens, and, as importantly, whether it's morally right to appear to condone sexual activity among under age children. Clearly forcing girls who are still children themselves to bring up unwanted children is an undesirable state of affairs - both for the teenage mother and the child. I think Senator Murray is missing a trick, though. Looking entirely through the prism of women's rights, the judge's decision is clearly a rational one. But surely we need also to be asking why the morning-after pill is needed for very young teenagers in the first place? And the answer to that question I believe lies in sex education. While the judicial shenanigans in America have attracted little comment here, politicians are starting to wake up to the need to educate our children about sex and relationships far earlier than we do currently. Tonight, the Labour MP Stella Creasy is asking colleagues from all parties to vote for an amendment to the children and families bill which would make relationship education a statutory part of the national curriculum. There's every chance filibustering by government backbenchers will prevent MPs getting to the crucial clause. But Ms Creasy - who's managed to put payday lending on the political agenda with a vocal campaign against companies targeting the poor with extortionate interest rates - is unlikely to give up. I've blogged before about the importance of compulsory sex education in primary school. The deputy children's commissioner recommended in a recent report on children's access to porn: "The Department for Education should ensure that all schools understand the importance of, and deliver, effective relationship and sex education which must include safe use of the internet." But the Government has steadfastly refused to act. I texted an aide to Michael Gove today to ask how the Conservatives planned to vote tonight, but answer came there none. Ms Creasy cites polling by YouGov which found that a third of 16 to 18 year old girls say they've been subjected to unwanted sexual touching, while the NSPCC reports that a third of girls aged 13 to 17 have experienced physical or sexual violence in relationships. Without compulsory education on sex and relationships, teenagers' understanding is defined by their peers, and the increasingly 'pornified' view of sex on the internet, or on screen. So yes to giving girls and women control over their own reproductive system. But yes too to educating girls about the rights and wrongs of sexual relationships before it's too late.