Jayne Overett, an employee of Anglian Community Enterprise, advises youngsters to have safe sex, criticising the British Pregnancy Advisory Service (BPAS) initiative of offering free emergency contraceptive pills online, reports Harwich & Manningtree Standard.

We at 121doc recently covered a news item regarding criticism received by the new campaign of BPAS that urges women to stock up on morning after pills before the winter break. The controversial advertisement by the British charity was picked apart by experts, with some calling it vulgar and others blaming it for trivialising women's sexuality.

A fresh wave of criticism follows the BPAS campaign as Jayne Overett and her team, working towards spreading awareness among youngsters regarding safe sex, told the weekly newspaper that the campaign seems to be encouraging people to have unprotected sex.

In spite of continuous efforts by BPAS to clear the air, the free contraceptive pill service failed to gain people’s support, reports the UK-based newspaper. Appreciating the charity’s intention of taking step to cut the number of unwanted pregnancies, Jayne Overett says unprotected sex is not only limited to contraception but there is always a risk of contracting sexually transmitted infections, such as chlamydia, genital herpes and HIV.

Harwich & Manningtree Standard learns that team known as Frisky or Risky, led by Jayne Overett, provides sexual health improvement services to the residents of North East Essex. The group works closely with around 16,500 people in the region every year and spreads awareness about contraception, chlamydia screening and pregnancy testing, the tabloid notes.

Jayne Overett tells Harwich & Manningtree Standard that for this year her team has been successful in spreading the message of safe sex but the launch of BPAS campaign can go against her efforts.

Wishing Merry Christmas to the youngsters, Ms Overett advises them to have protected sex to mitigate the risk of pregnancy as well as sexually transmitted infections.