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===Laws & Social Stigmas=== | ===Laws & Social Stigmas=== | ||
In Myanmar, you can obtain birth control. | In Myanmar, you can obtain birth control. According to a 2015 study, 52% of women in Myanmar (who are married or in unions) use some form of contraception. The most common methods are injectables (29.4%), the pill (12.3%), female sterilization (3.8%) and the IUD (2.2%).<ref<[http://www.un.org/en/development/desa/population/publications/pdf/family/trendsContraceptiveUse2015Report.pdf Trends in Contraceptive Use Worldwide 2015]</ref> In 2013, UNFPA reported that one in four women in Myanmar do not have their family planning needs met.<ref>[http://myanmar.unfpa.org/news/unfpa-sponsored-family-planning-centers-yangon-proof-myanmar-commitments UNFPA-sponsored family planning centers in Yangon proof of Myanmar commitments]</ref> However, this number may have improved since 2013. | ||
In 2015, Myanmar introduced a family law that has been criticized as targeting Muslim minorities. According the law, signed by President Thein Sein, Myanmar's state or regional governments can now request a presidential order, which gives local authorities the power to "organize" when women have children (i.e. they can enforce gaps of 36 months between births). This legislation was driven by nationalist Buddhist monks who fear a growing Muslim population.<ref>[https://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/may/25/burmas-birth-control-law-exposes-buddhist-fear-of-muslim-minority Burma's birth control law exposes Buddhist fear of Muslim minority]</ref> Among the parties that have expressed concern about the bill are the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights. | |||
===What to Get & Where to Get It=== | ===What to Get & Where to Get It=== | ||
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* If you want '''contraceptive injectables''', you can find Contracep, Depo-Provera, Megestron and Norignon. | * If you want '''contraceptive injectables''', you can find Contracep, Depo-Provera, Megestron and Norignon. | ||
* If you want a '''contraceptive implant''', you can find Jadelle. | * If you want a '''contraceptive implant''', you can find Jadelle. | ||
* We're not sure about which '''IUDs''' are available. | * We're not sure about which '''IUDs''' are available. However, you can probably get an IUD device and insertion procedure at Marie Stopes. | ||
Recommended pharmacies: | |||
* Golden valley Citymart | |||
===Costs=== | ===Costs=== | ||