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===Laws & Social Stigmas=== | ===Laws & Social Stigmas=== | ||
In Los Angeles, birth control pills are legal for both minors (under 18 years old) and adults. Minors do not need parental permission to obtain birth control. While you do need a prescription for birth control, this prescription can be obtained at a pharmacy. Unlike many other US states, which require that you actually visit a physician for a prescription, California (as of April 2016) does not require that you visit a physician for self-administered hormonal contraception, which includes patches, pills and vaginal rings. For birth control that requires a physician, like IUDs, you will still need to visit a doctor. | In California, the laws around contraception (birth control) have recently changed. You can now purchase birth control pills from a pharmacist without a prescription. However, in reality, most pharmacists in California refuse to sell birth control without a prescription.<ref>[https://ww2.kqed.org/stateofhealth/2016/05/19/law-allows-women-to-obtain-birth-control-without-prescription-but-few-pharmacies-offer-service/ Law Allows Women to Obtain Birth Control Without Prescription, But Few Pharmacies Offer Service]</ref> In Los Angeles, birth control pills are legal for both minors (under 18 years old) and adults. Minors do not need parental permission to obtain birth control.<ref>[https://sexetc.org/action-center/sex-in-the-states/ Sex in the States - California]</ref> While you do need a prescription for birth control, this prescription can be obtained at a pharmacy. Unlike many other US states, which require that you actually visit a physician for a prescription, California (as of April 2016) does not require that you visit a physician for self-administered hormonal contraception, which includes patches, pills and vaginal rings. For birth control that requires a physician, like IUDs, you will still need to visit a doctor. | ||
===What to Get & Where to Get It=== | ===What to Get & Where to Get It=== | ||
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* | * In Los Angeles, you can easily purchase '''condoms''' in major markets and stores, including CVS, Rite-Aid and Walgreens. You can also find free condoms. You can either have the 10 mail condoms mailed to home address in LA, free of charge (click [http://lacondom.com/order-condoms/ here] for details), or you can free condoms distributed at locations throughout LA, including at UCLA LGBT Campus Resource Center, clubs in West Hollywood (like Rage), Saban Community Clinic, Westside Family Health, AIDS Project Los Angeles and many more locations. For a full list of where to find free condoms in LA, click [http://lacondom.com/find-free-condoms/ here]. | ||
* If you are insured under your employer in California, there is also a very good chance that you are insured under Kaiser Permanente. Their main site, including the pharmacy, is found at 4867 Sunset Blvd. | * If you want '''birth control pills,''' you will probably still need a prescription. While you technically can buy birth control pills without a prescription in California, most pharmacists don't seem to honor this. In other words, they still require a prescription. You can get a 12-month prescription for birth control through the [https://www.plannedparenthood.org/get-care/birth-control-online/california Planned Parenthood app] (available for Android or iPhone). If you're uninsured, you can also get a low-cost prescription directly at a Planned Parenthood office. Once you have a prescription, you can fill it at LA pharmacies, such as CVS or Rite-Aid. Note that, if you don't have health insurance, the costs can be pretty expensive to fill a prescription (so you may want to go through a low-cost clinic). | ||
* If you are insured under your employer in California, there is also a very good chance that you are insured under Kaiser Permanente. Their main Kaiser site in LA, including the pharmacy, is found at 4867 Sunset Blvd. | |||
* Planned Parenthood, which has over 10 locations in LA, provides many lower-cost birth control services, including birth control implant, birth control patch, birth control pill, birth control shot, birth control vaginal ring (NuvaRing), diaphragm, condom, female condom, fertility awareness method, IUD (hormonal), IUD (copper), etc. For a relatively low cost, Planned Parenthood writes and fulfills birth control prescriptions. If you don't have a prescription, you can receive the prescription and pills in the same day. | * Planned Parenthood, which has over 10 locations in LA, provides many lower-cost birth control services, including birth control implant, birth control patch, birth control pill, birth control shot, birth control vaginal ring (NuvaRing), diaphragm, condom, female condom, fertility awareness method, IUD (hormonal), IUD (copper), etc. For a relatively low cost, Planned Parenthood writes and fulfills birth control prescriptions. If you don't have a prescription, you can receive the prescription and pills in the same day. | ||
* FPA Women's Health offers free services if you are a California resident, have no other health coverage for the procedure you need and meet specific income requirements. They have Mirena, Paragard, Nexplanon, Skyla, Essure, tubal sterilization, the depo shot, the pill and the vaginal ring. They have locations in Downtown LA, Santa Monica, San Fernando Valley, etc. | * FPA Women's Health offers free services if you are a California resident, have no other health coverage for the procedure you need and meet specific income requirements. They have Mirena, Paragard, Nexplanon, Skyla, Essure, tubal sterilization, the depo shot, the pill and the vaginal ring. They have locations in Downtown LA, Santa Monica, San Fernando Valley, etc. | ||
===Costs=== | ===Costs=== | ||