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In South Africa, you can access emergency contraception (the morning after pill) without a prescription. It's reported that 19.6% of South African women of reproductive age have knowledge of EC and .5% have ever used EC.<ref>[http://www.cecinfo.org/country-by-country-information/status-availability-database/countries/south-africa/ EC Status and Availability: South Africa]</ref> | In South Africa, you can access emergency contraception (the morning after pill) without a prescription. It's reported that 19.6% of South African women of reproductive age have knowledge of EC and .5% have ever used EC.<ref>[http://www.cecinfo.org/country-by-country-information/status-availability-database/countries/south-africa/ EC Status and Availability: South Africa]</ref> | ||
This needs to be verified -- but it appears that you need to be female (i.e. the person who is assumed to need the EC) to purchase emergency contraceptives. Friends or partners cannot purchase EC for you. | |||
'''Warning:''' There are some street peddlers in South Africa who sell emergency contraceptives. Some claim that they're off-duty nurses, pharmacists or pharmacy assistants. Do NOT buy EC from them. The pills they sell may be defective, counterfeit or low-quality. The pills may also be overpriced. You can easily purchase EC in pharmacies in South Africa at reasonable and standardized prices, so there's no reason to buy EC pills from street peddlers. | |||
===What to Get & Where to Get It=== | ===What to Get & Where to Get It=== | ||