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In Brazil, you legally need a prescription to access emergency contraception (""pilula do dia seguinte"). However, it is informally available without a prescription. There are no age restrictions. In most of the country, EC is fully legal but, in the municipality of Margina (Parana), EC is provided only in cases of rape.<ref>[http://www.cecinfo.org/country-by-country-information/status-availability-database/countries/brazil/ Brazil: EC Status & Availability]</ref> In 2007, in an effort to reduce unwanted pregnancies and abortions, Sao Paolo began offering emergency contraception in metro stations. These efforts inflamed social conservatives and religious groups, and one city council unsuccessfully tried to ban the morning after pill.<ref>[http://www.csmonitor.com/2007/1120/p07s02-woam.html Christian Science Monitor: Brazil doles out 'morning after' pills]</ref> | In Brazil, you legally need a prescription to access emergency contraception (""pilula do dia seguinte"). However, it is informally available without a prescription -- so, in other words, many pharmacists will sell it to you over-the-counter. There are no age restrictions. In most of the country, EC is fully legal but, in the municipality of Margina (Parana), EC is provided only in cases of rape.<ref>[http://www.cecinfo.org/country-by-country-information/status-availability-database/countries/brazil/ Brazil: EC Status & Availability]</ref> In 2007, in an effort to reduce unwanted pregnancies and abortions, Sao Paolo began offering emergency contraception in metro stations. These efforts inflamed social conservatives and religious groups, and one city council unsuccessfully tried to ban the morning after pill.<ref>[http://www.csmonitor.com/2007/1120/p07s02-woam.html Christian Science Monitor: Brazil doles out 'morning after' pills]</ref> | ||
In the late 1990s, many Brazilian pharmacists remained unaware of EC specifics. According to a study, "Nearly all respondents (98%) had heard of emergency contraception, but many lacked specific knowledge about the method. Some 30% incorrectly believed that emergency contraception acts as an abortifacient, and 14% erroneously believed that it was illegal. However, 49% of physicians who thought that the method induces abortion (which is largely illegal in Brazil) and 46% of those who thought that emergency contraception was itself illegal have provided it to clients. Most surprisingly, while 61% of respondents report having provided emergency contraception, only 15% of these physicians could correctly list the brand name of a pill they prescribed, the dosage and regimen, and the timing of the first dose."<ref>[Emergency Contraception: Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices Among Brazilian Obstetrician-Gynecologists]</ref> | In the late 1990s, many Brazilian pharmacists remained unaware of EC specifics. According to a study, "Nearly all respondents (98%) had heard of emergency contraception, but many lacked specific knowledge about the method. Some 30% incorrectly believed that emergency contraception acts as an abortifacient, and 14% erroneously believed that it was illegal. However, 49% of physicians who thought that the method induces abortion (which is largely illegal in Brazil) and 46% of those who thought that emergency contraception was itself illegal have provided it to clients. Most surprisingly, while 61% of respondents report having provided emergency contraception, only 15% of these physicians could correctly list the brand name of a pill they prescribed, the dosage and regimen, and the timing of the first dose."<ref>[Emergency Contraception: Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices Among Brazilian Obstetrician-Gynecologists]</ref> | ||