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Overall, Iran is an incredibly complex country when it comes to issues related to sexual and reproductive health care. On the one hand, Iran is a conservative country and an Islamic republic, where politicians and clerics have commonly promoted the development of larger families and, at times, discouraged or even limited family planning access. There are also minimal legal protections related to sexual harassment, gender discrimination in hiring practices or gender equality in inheritance laws.<ref>[https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/ng-interactive/2014/feb/04/womens-rights-country-by-country-interactive Women's Rights - Country by Country]</ref> On the other hand, Iran has a strong core of educated and urbanized people, including a large base of educated and professional women. You can purchase birth control, such as pills and condoms, at pharmacies and supermarkets without a prescription. Furthermore, emergency contraception (the morning after pill) is available at pharmacies, and no prescription is required either. You can receive HIV tests at most laboratories that do blood work, but we have found no evidence of PEP or PrEP access in Iran (as of December 2017). We also could find no evidence of any nationwide HPV vaccination programs. Meanwhile, abortion is only legal during the first four months of pregnancy, and only when the pregnancy either endangers the woman's life<ref>[https://www.womenonwaves.org/en/page/4834/abortion-law-iran Abortion Law in Iran]</ref> or when there is severe risk of fetal impairment.<ref>[http://asap-asia.org/country-profile-iran/ Asia Safe Abortion Partnership - Country Profile: Iran]</ref> | |||
==Contraception (Birth Control)== | ==Contraception (Birth Control)== | ||