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===Laws & Social Stigmas===
===Laws & Social Stigmas===


In the state of Illinois, you need a prescription to obtain birth control pills. If you're a minor, you can get a prescription for birth control pills if you're married, you're a parent, you have health reasons for requiring birth control or you received a referral from a professional (like a doctor). In all other cases, minors must receive permission from their parents to get a birth control pill prescription.  
In the state of Illinois, you need a prescription to obtain birth control pills. If you're a minor, you can get a birth control prescription for the following reasons: if you're married, you're a parent, if you have health reasons requiring birth control or if you received a referral from a professional (like a doctor). In all other cases, minors must receive permission from their parents to get a birth control pill prescription.  


You don't need a prescription to buy condoms and you can be any age (i.e. you can be a minor/teenager).
You don't need a prescription to buy condoms and you can be any age (i.e. you can be a minor/teenager).

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