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'''OVERVIEW''' | '''OVERVIEW''' | ||
As a conservative Islamic country, Saudi Arabia provides some sexual and reproductive health care resources. However, other services are difficult to access or completely unavailable. Furthermore, LGBTQ rights are not recognized (homosexual acts are a punishable offense), and women live under a strict guardianship system, although the guardianship laws are experiencing liberalization, as of 2017.<ref>[http://metro.co.uk/2017/05/07/women-in-saudi-arabia-will-be-able-to-travel-and-study-without-needing-a-mans-permission-6621239/ Women in Saudi Arabia will be able to travel and study without needing a man’s permission]</ref> <ref>[https://www.hrw.org/news/2017/05/09/saudi-arabia-unofficial-guardianship-rules-banned Saudi Arabia: ‘Unofficial’ Guardianship Rules Banned]</ref> | |||
In Saudi Arabia, you can purchase birth control at local pharmacies, and some women report that you can buy birth control without being married (since pharmacists often don't ask for a prescription or marriage certificate). However, emergency contraception (the morning after pill) is prescription-only and not generally accessible. If you have had unprotected sex and want to prevent pregnancy, your best bet is to use regular birth control pills as replacement (EC), which we explain how to do in the "Emergency Contraception" section, or get an IUD. | |||
==Contraception (Birth Control)== | ==Contraception (Birth Control)== | ||