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===Laws & Social Stigmas===
===Laws & Social Stigmas===


In Honduras, you can purchase condoms and birth control pills at pharmacies without a prescription, and no screening is required.<ref>[http://ocsotc.org/wp-content/uploads/worldmap/worldmap.html Global Oral Contraception Availability]</ref> <ref>[http://freethepill.org/where-on-earth/ Free the Pill: Where on Earth?]</ref> However, for other forms of birth control, such as implants, injectables, and IUDs, you may need to directly visit a hospital or clinic to obtain them.
In Honduras, you can purchase condoms and birth control pills at pharmacies without a prescription, and no screening is required.<ref>[http://ocsotc.org/wp-content/uploads/worldmap/worldmap.html Global Oral Contraception Availability]</ref> <ref>[http://freethepill.org/where-on-earth/ Free the Pill: Where on Earth?]</ref> However, for other forms of birth control, such as injectables and IUDs, you may need to directly visit a hospital or clinic to obtain them.
 
In 2015, it was estimated that about 73% of women in Honduras (who were married/in unions and between the ages of 15-49) were using any form of contraception, including traditional methods. This was roughly comparable to the Central American average (about 71% of women). Furthermore, it was estimated that about 11% of women had unmet family planning needs, which was equal to the Central American average (11% of women). The most common forms of contraception were female sterilization (22% of women), contraceptive injectables (18% of women), and contraceptive pills (12% of women). Other forms of contraception were IUDs (7% of women) and condoms (4% of women). Traditional methods were also used by some women, including withdrawal (6% of women) and the rhythm method (3% of women). There were practically no recorded users of vaginal barrier methods or contraceptive implants.<ref name="unreport_contraceptives2015">[http://www.un.org/en/development/desa/population/publications/pdf/family/trendsContraceptiveUse2015Report.pdf Trends in Contraceptive Use Worldwide 2015]</ref>


===What to Get & Where to Get It===
===What to Get & Where to Get It===
* For oral contraceptives (birth control pills), the easiest option is to visit a pharmacy.<ref name="condiscon_honduras">[https://www.jstor.org/stable/41310704?read-now=1&seq=2#page_scan_tab_contents Contraceptive Discontinuation among Honduran Women Who Use Reversible Methods]</ref> The pills are sold over-the-counter.
* You can purchase and obtain contraceptive injectables at pharmacies.
* Some forms of contraception, such as IUDs, may require that you visit a hospital or clinic. There are public or private options.
* [http://www.ashonplafa.org/ The Honduran Associacion for Family Planning (ASHONPLAFA)]: They're a local affiliate of the International Planned Parenthood Association, and they're one of the main suppliers of contraceptives to people in Honduras. You can find 24-hour service at the Alameda clinics in Tegucigalpa, Santa Rosa de Copán, Swiss Hospital in La Ceiba and at their Firenze clinic in San Pedro Sula, though their pharmacies may not be open 24 hours. You can contact a local clinic for details or visit them directly. Address: Ashonplafa Main Office Telephone: (504) 2232-3959, 2239-9695; Fax. 2232-5140 Address: Col. Alameda, Avenida principal, Tegucigalpa, MDC, Honduras; Email: Central@ashonplafa.org
* The Secretary of Health system of hospitals, CESaMOs (Secretary of Health clinics with doctors and dentists), and CESARs (rural health clinics staffed by nurses) dispense contraceptives to many people in Honduras.<ref name="condiscon_honduras" />


===Costs===
===Costs===
* Public hospitals and clinics will generally be more affordable than private facilities.
* If you go to a private clinic, you can expect to pay around 1000-1500 HNL for an IUD insertion (based on conversations with 2 separate clinics in July 2019).


==Emergency Contraception (Morning After Pill)==
==Emergency Contraception (Morning After Pill)==
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In Honduras, emergency contraceptive pills (morning after pills) have been banned since 2009. The Supreme Court upheld this ban in 2012.<ref>[https://www.cecinfo.org/country-by-country-information/status-availability-database/countries/honduras/ EC Status and Availability - Honduras]</ref> <ref>[https://hondurasreport.org/2017/06/01/emergency-contraception-in-honduras/ In Case You’ve Forgotten: Emergency Contraception In Honduras]</ref> However, in 2019, Honduras activists launched a campaign to legalize emergency contraception. This organizational effort goes under the name [https://hablemosloquees.com/ Habelmos Lo Que Es] (translated to "Let's talk about what it is"). One of the organizations involved in the campaign is Grupo Estratégico por la PAE (GEPAE).<ref>[https://remezcla.com/culture/hablemos-lo-que-es-morning-after-pill/ 10 Years After Ban, Honduran Activists Launch Campaign to Legalize Morning-After Pill]</ref> The emergency contraceptive pill remains illegal, as of 2019, but the work of activists may change this in the future.
In Honduras, emergency contraceptive pills (morning after pills) have been banned since 2009. The Supreme Court upheld this ban in 2012.<ref>[https://www.cecinfo.org/country-by-country-information/status-availability-database/countries/honduras/ EC Status and Availability - Honduras]</ref> <ref>[https://hondurasreport.org/2017/06/01/emergency-contraception-in-honduras/ In Case You’ve Forgotten: Emergency Contraception In Honduras]</ref> However, in 2019, Honduras activists launched a campaign to legalize emergency contraception. This organizational effort goes under the name [https://hablemosloquees.com/ Habelmos Lo Que Es] (translated to "Let's talk about what it is"). One of the organizations involved in the campaign is Grupo Estratégico por la PAE (GEPAE).<ref>[https://remezcla.com/culture/hablemos-lo-que-es-morning-after-pill/ 10 Years After Ban, Honduran Activists Launch Campaign to Legalize Morning-After Pill]</ref> The emergency contraceptive pill remains illegal, as of 2019, but the work of activists may change this in the future.


In the past, it was estimated that about 53% of Honduran women (of reproductive age) have knowledge of emergency contraceptive options, as of 2011-2012, and of 1% of Honduran women (of reproductive age) have ever used emergency contraceptive pills have ever used emergency contraceptive pills, as of 2005-2006.<ref>[https://www.cecinfo.org/country-by-country-information/status-availability-database/countries/honduras/ EC Status and Availability - Honduras]</ref>
In Honduras, Catholic clergy and government ministers have falsely claimed that emergency contraception is "the abortion pill." This has lead to widespread misconceptions about emergency contraception in the country.<ref>[https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2019/apr/24/campaigners-fight-to-lift-ban-on-morning-after-pill-in-honduras Honduras urged to put an end to birth control myths]</ref> In the past, it was estimated that about 53% of Honduran women (of reproductive age) had knowledge of emergency contraceptive options, as of 2011-2012, and about 1% of Honduran women (of reproductive age) had ever used emergency contraceptive pills, as of 2005-2006.<ref>[https://www.cecinfo.org/country-by-country-information/status-availability-database/countries/honduras/ EC Status and Availability - Honduras]</ref>


===What to Get & Where to Get It===
===What to Get & Where to Get It===
* [https://hablemosloquees.com/ Hablemos Lo Que Es]: This organization provides educational resources on emergency contraception, and they advocate for its legalization in Honduras.


===Costs===
===Costs===
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* [http://www.unaids.org/en/regionscountries/countries/honduras UNAIDS Honduras]
* [http://www.unaids.org/en/regionscountries/countries/honduras UNAIDS Honduras]
* [https://www.who.int/hiv/HIVCP_HND.pdf World Health Organization (WHO) - Information on HIV/AIDS in Honduras]
* [https://www.who.int/hiv/HIVCP_HND.pdf World Health Organization (WHO) - Information on HIV/AIDS in Honduras]
* [http://www.siempreunidos.org/ Siempre Unidos]: They provide HIV testing, treatment, free meals, support groups, home visits, education, and advocacy. The organization is considered a supportive, stigma-free space for many people.<ref>[https://www.directrelief.org/2019/10/marginalized-hondurans-find-supportive-care-and-friendships-at-a-local-clinic/ Marginalized Hondurans Find Supportive Care – and Friendships – at a Local Clinic]</ref> It is affiliated with the Episcopal Diocese of Honduras and partnered with the Honduran Ministry of Health. Email: info@siempreunidos.org
* [https://www.projecthope.org/honduras/ Project Hope]: They do work to help people struggling with disasters and health crises, HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, diabetes, and other infections and diseases.
* [https://www.projecthope.org/honduras/ Project Hope]: They do work to help people struggling with disasters and health crises, HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, diabetes, and other infections and diseases.
* [https://www.unfpa.org/news/voices-women-living-hivaids-honduras UNFPA Report: Voices of Women Living with HIV/AIDS in Honduras]
* [https://www.unfpa.org/news/voices-women-living-hivaids-honduras UNFPA Report: Voices of Women Living with HIV/AIDS in Honduras]
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===What to Get & Where to Get It===
===What to Get & Where to Get It===
* [http://www.siempreunidos.org/ Siempre Unidos]: They provide HIV testing, treatment, free meals, support groups, home visits, education, and advocacy. The organization is considered a supportive, stigma-free space for many people.<ref>[https://www.directrelief.org/2019/10/marginalized-hondurans-find-supportive-care-and-friendships-at-a-local-clinic/ Marginalized Hondurans Find Supportive Care – and Friendships – at a Local Clinic]</ref> It is affiliated with the Episcopal Diocese of Honduras and partnered with the Honduran Ministry of Health. Email: info@siempreunidos.org


===Costs===
===Costs===
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===What to Get & Where to Get It===
===What to Get & Where to Get It===
* [https://www.facebook.com/Copa-Menstrual-MeLuna-Honduras-373463089489559/ Copa Menstrual MeLuna Honduras]: You can access the MeLuna menstrual cup from this Facebook group. Email: melunahonduras@outlook.com


===Costs===
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===What to Get & Where to Get It===
===What to Get & Where to Get It===


* [http://materdeihn.com/ Clinica Mater Dei]: This clinic, which calls itself a comprehensive "women's center, was recommended by a local. They have a range of services, and you can expect to pay around 1200 Lempira for an appointment, according to one local in 2019. Location: Colonia Tepeyac, Calle Yoro contiguo a RadioHouse, Tegucigalpa, Honduras. Phone: 2239-4809. Email: info@materdeihn.com
* [http://materdeihn.com/ Clinica Mater Dei]: This clinic, which calls itself a "comprehensive women's center," was recommended by a local. They have a range of services, and you can expect to pay around 1200 Lempira for an appointment, according to one local in 2019. Location: Colonia Tepeyac, Calle Yoro contiguo a RadioHouse, Tegucigalpa, Honduras. Phone: 2239-4809. Email: info@materdeihn.com


===Costs===
===Costs===
* The public clinics will be much more affordable than the private clinics.
* The private clinics will be more expensive than public facilities. When we talked to two private clinics: ([https://www.facebook.com/DraAmabilis/ Dra. Amabilis Fuentes] (Call +504 9957-5468), which quoted 700 HNL for a consultation, including a gynecological exam (July 2019) and [https://www.facebook.com/dra.marielamedina/ Dr. Maria Medina @ GineSthetic], which quoted 800 HNL for a gynecological exam (July 2019).


==Pregnancy==
==Pregnancy==
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===What to Get & Where to Get It===
===What to Get & Where to Get It===
*  Dr. George Frazer at Hospital San Jorge El Hato: This ob/gyn was strongly recommended by a local.
* [http://hmc.com.hn/maternidad/ Honduras Hospital]: Phone: (504) 2280-1500; Address: Col. Las Minitas, Avenida Juan Lindo, Tegucigalpa; Email: sac@hmc.hn


===Costs===
===Costs===
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===Laws & Social Stigmas===
===Laws & Social Stigmas===
In Honduras, abortion is prohibited without exception.<ref>[https://www.guttmacher.org/fact-sheet/abortion-latin-america-and-caribbean Abortion in Latin America and the Caribbean]</ref> However, this does not mean that women in Honduras do not receive abortions. In fact, it's estimated that there are about 50,000 to 80,000 clandestine abortions in Honduras per year, as of 2019. There is a large clandestine abortion network in Honduras, and it is reportedly common for people to procure medical abortion pills through underground networks. There is also an abortion hotline ("La Linea", or "the line" in English), which provides information on abortion services, and people can call this hotline anonymously.
One warning about hotlines: There are anti-abortion hotlines that try to trick people into thinking they are calling pro-choice hotlines (which often advertise services in newspapers).
It is important to understand that women die every year in Honduras due to complications from abortion procedures. The underground network of providers does have the regulations of legal networks, so women sometimes have abortions in unsafe conditions.<ref>[https://www.iwmf.org/reporting/the-informal-networks-resisting-hondurass-abortion-ban/ The informal networks resisting Honduras’s abortion ban]</ref>


===What to Get & Where to Get It===
===What to Get & Where to Get It===
* [https://womenhelp.org/es/page/785/safe-abortion-hotline-in-honduras La Linea (the Line)]: Call: #9439-6384. "The Line offers confidential, free, safe and scientific information on safe abortion and emergency contraception in Honduras. They are the only line of attention offering this information in Honduras, where there is a critical need for this type of support for women's rights and sexual and reproductive health rights."


===Costs===
===Costs===
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* Emergencies: Call 237-1400
* Emergencies: Call 237-1400
* Red Cross in Tegucigalpa (good for medical situations): Call 195 or 227-7575
* Red Cross in Tegucigalpa (good for medical situations): Call 195 or 227-7575
* [https://twitter.com/yviolada Yo No Quiero Ser Violada (I Don't Want to Be Raped)]: This group advocates for awareness of sexual violence, and they are calling for national guidelines for victims and survivors of sexual assault.


===Costs===
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* [http://www.salud.gob.hn/web/ Ministry of Health]
* [http://www.salud.gob.hn/web/ Ministry of Health]
* [http://www.ashonplafa.org/ The Honduran Associacion for Family Planning (ASHONPLAFA)]: "One of the most esteemed actors in the field of sexual and reproductive rights in Honduras, Ashonplafa provides integrated sexual and reproductive health services through clinics located in nearly every state of the country, including specialized services and educational initiatives attuned to the specific needs of young people. In a country where 66% of the population lives in poverty, Ashonplafa offers subsidized services scaled to the client’s ability to pay, and operates mobile health units that reach people living in rural areas. "
* [http://www.ashonplafa.org/ The Honduran Associacion for Family Planning (ASHONPLAFA)]: "One of the most esteemed actors in the field of sexual and reproductive rights in Honduras, Ashonplafa provides integrated sexual and reproductive health services through clinics located in nearly every state of the country, including specialized services and educational initiatives attuned to the specific needs of young people. In a country where 66% of the population lives in poverty, Ashonplafa offers subsidized services scaled to the client’s ability to pay, and operates mobile health units that reach people living in rural areas. "
* [https://www.familyplanning2020.org/honduras Honduras Family Planning 2020]
* [https://derechosdelamujer.org/ Centro de Derechos de Mujeres]: "The CDM is a Honduran organization, feminist, autonomous, critical, proactive, that fights for the human rights of women." Address: Colonia Lara Norte, Manuel José Arce Ave., Calle Lara N. 834, Tegucigalpa, Honduras, PO Box 4562. Tel / Fax: (504) 2221-0459 / (504) 2221-0657. E-mail: cdm@cablecolor.hn
* [http://www.equaldex.com/region/honduras Equaldex - Honduras]: Click here to learn about LGBTQ rights and laws in Honduras.
* [http://www.equaldex.com/region/honduras Equaldex - Honduras]: Click here to learn about LGBTQ rights and laws in Honduras.
* [https://honduranequalitydelegation.wordpress.com/252-2/ Honduran Equality Delegation]: They focus on LGBTQ rights issues in Honduras.
* [https://honduranequalitydelegation.wordpress.com/252-2/ Honduran Equality Delegation]: They focus on LGBTQ rights issues in Honduras.

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