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===Laws & Social Stigmas=== | ===Laws & Social Stigmas=== | ||
In Qatar, you can purchase birth control pills over-the-counter (no prescription is required) at pharmacies. You don't need a marriage certificate and there are no age restrictions. Condoms are also available at stores. | In Qatar, you can purchase birth control pills over-the-counter (no prescription is required) at pharmacies. You don't need a marriage certificate and there are no age restrictions. Condoms are also available at stores. It is estimated that about 15.8% of Qatari women (of reproductive age) use hormonal contraception, such as birth control pills, injectables or implants.<ref>[http://www.hpvcentre.net/statistics/reports/QAT_FS.pdf Qatar: Human Papillomavirus and Related Cancers, Fact Sheet 2016]</ref> | ||
Many people in Qatar get married at a young age (for example, 18 years old). For this reason, pharmacists can't assume that young people who are buying birth control are unmarried. There have been some cases of pharmacists who refused to sell birth control to very young-looking people, but from a legal perspective, there are actually no age restrictions. | Many people in Qatar get married at a young age (for example, 18 years old). For this reason, pharmacists can't assume that young people who are buying birth control are unmarried. There have been some cases of pharmacists who refused to sell birth control to very young-looking people, but from a legal perspective, there are actually no age restrictions. | ||
===What to Get & Where to Get It=== | ===What to Get & Where to Get It=== | ||