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In Uruguay, you can purchase birth control pills over-the-counter at pharmacies. No prescription is needed.<ref>[http://ocsotc.org/wp-content/uploads/worldmap/worldmap.html Global Oral Contraception Availability]</ref> <ref>[http://freethepill.org/where-on-earth/ Free the Pill: Where on Earth?]</ref>  

In some respects, Uruguay resembles many developed nations regarding family planning. The fertility rate is 1.81 children born per woman (2016)<ref>[https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/fields/2127.html CIA World Factbook - Fertility Rates]</ref> and, according to a 2015 UN report, it's estimated that 77% of Uruguayan women (who are of reproductive age and married/in unions) use some form of birth control. The most common birth control methods were found to be condoms (30.3%), pills (23.5%), IUDs (12.1%) and female sterilization (5.3%). There were very low rates for injectables (0.2%) and practically no users of implants (0%). This same study found that 7.6% of Uruguayan women have unmet family planning needs,<ref>[http://www.un.org/en/development/desa/population/publications/pdf/family/trendsContraceptiveUse2015Report.pdf Trends in Contraceptive Use 2015]</ref> but for some populations, the numbers may be higher. According to a 2015 UNFPA report, only 54% of women reported that they had enough autonomy to discuss contraception with their partners, and 65% of adolescent pregnancies are unplanned.<ref>[http://www.unfpa.org/sites/default/files/portal-document/DP.FPA_.CPD_.URY_.3_-_Uruguay_-_FINAL_-_15Dec15.pdf United Nations Population Fund: Country programme document for Uruguay]</ref>