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===Laws & Social Stigmas=== | ===Laws & Social Stigmas=== | ||
In Turkey, you do not need a prescription to purchase birth control. While | In Turkey, you do not need a prescription to purchase birth control. While President Erdogan made headlines by advising Muslim families to avoid birth control in May 2016, birth control is still widely used. According to one study, it is estimated that [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prevalence_of_birth_control 48% of Turkish women are using a modern contraceptive ]. According to a 1998 study, 63.9% of women practiced some form of birth control, with 4.4% on the pill, 19.8% with IUD and 24.4% practicing the pull-out method (http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0193123.html). | ||
===What to Get & Where to Get It=== | ===What to Get & Where to Get It=== | ||