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===Laws & Social Stigmas=== | ===Laws & Social Stigmas=== | ||
In Georgia, emergency contraceptive pills (morning after pills) are available over-the-counter at pharmacies. No prescription is required.<ref>[http://www.ec-ec.org/emergency-contraception-in-europe/country-by-country-information-2/georgia/ ECEC: Georgia]</ref> | In Georgia, emergency contraceptive pills (morning after pills) are available over-the-counter at pharmacies. No prescription is required.<ref>[http://www.ec-ec.org/emergency-contraception-in-europe/country-by-country-information-2/georgia/ ECEC: Georgia]</ref> While ECPs are not stocked on shelves in pharmacies, you can access them if you ask the pharmacist for them (they are usually behind the counter). | ||
In Georgia, LNG contraceptives (such as Escapelle and Postinor) are included in the national policies for family planning and sexual violence. However, ECPs are not widely used or understood. According to the 2010 Georgia Reproductive Health Survey, only 5% of Georgian women (ages 15-44) had awareness of ECPs and only 4% knew how to properly use them. It was especially found that adolescents, rural women and women with less education held the least general knowledge of ECPs and their usage. Furthermore, women tended to get more information about ECPs from friends and boyfriends than doctors.<ref>[http://www.ec-ec.org/emergency-contraception-in-europe/country-by-country-information-2/georgia/ ECEC: Georgia]</ref> | |||
===What to Get & Where to Get It=== | ===What to Get & Where to Get It=== | ||