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Sexual health clinics forced to ration free condoms as services 'close to crisis', experts warn

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Experts have warned sexual health services in England are “very close to a crisis” with clinics forced to ration the amount of free condoms they give out.

It comes amid a rise in sexually transmitted infections (STIs) in young people, which they said should be normalised in order to break down barriers.

Dr Claire Dewsnap, president of the British Association for Sexual Health and , appeared in front of the Women and Equalities Committee (WEC) on Wednesday as it looked at reasons for the

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