Dr Tonge, who was a family planning doctor before entering politics, also said that some doctors told women the pill was "dangerous" and tried to scare them off it, butshestressed that it was simply a larger dose of the same hormones contained in an ordinary contraceptive pill.
An EU observer, Malgorzata Wasilewska, said she had seen "encouraging signs" about the conduct of the vote, butstressed that she had only seen polling stations in Rangoon.
Ms Deacon said the report highlighted the need for a review of the current system butstressed that she was not seeking resignations as a result of the controversy.
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