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===Laws & Social Stigmas=== | ===Laws & Social Stigmas=== | ||
In Laos, you can purchase oral contraceptives (birth control pills) over-the-counter. No prescription is required.<ref>[http://ocsotc.org/wp-content/uploads/worldmap/worldmap.html Global Oral Contraceptive Availability World Map]</ref> <ref>[http://freethepill.org/where-on-earth/ Free the Pill: Where on Earth]</ref> According to 2015 report, it was found that 53.6% of Laotian women (who are married/in unions and of reproductive age) use any form of contraception. The most common methods were birth control pills (23.2%), injectables (14.9%), female sterilization (5%) and the rhythm method (4.8%). There were very low rates of usage of IUDs (1.8%), condoms (1.25) and implants (0.1%).<ref>[http://www.un.org/en/development/desa/population/publications/pdf/family/trendsContraceptiveUse2015Report.pdf Trends in Contraceptive Use 2015]</ref> | |||
Historically, Laos has experienced periods of both rejecting and embracing family planning. In 1969, the International Planned Parenthood Foundation teamed up with the United States Agency for International Development to develop family planning programs. It was under these efforts that the Mahosot Hospital's child‐care and maternity wing was developed. While contraceptive use was generally low at the time, the hospital did perform some vasectomies and tubal litigation procedures. However, in 1976, the Laotian government officially banned birth control. After a decade of war, the government felt that it needed to build up its population with a new generation of Laotians, and the American involvement in family planning had been an additional reason to cut birth control supplies. During this period, birth control pills disappeared from the shelves and any remaining supplies were treating as contraband.<ref>[http://www.nytimes.com/1976/09/09/archives/laos-bans-birth-control-to-build-population-after-a-decade-of-war.html Laos Bans Birth Control to Build Population After a Decade of War]</ref> | |||
===What to Get & Where to Get It=== | ===What to Get & Where to Get It=== | ||