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===Laws & Social Stigmas=== | ===Laws & Social Stigmas=== | ||
In Georgia, you need a prescription to obtain hormonal or long-lasting birth control methods. If you're a minor (under 18 years old), you don't need permission from your parents to get a prescription. This means that you can go to a doctor's office or health clinic yourself, regardless of age, and get a prescription for birth control. If you want to go to a clinic that guarantees completely confidential appointments, billings and records, you can go to a Title X clinic. Title X clinics provide sexual and reproductive health care girls, boys, teens and adults, and they charge on a sliding-scale basis (meaning you pay what you can afford). You can also ask doctor's about their confidentiality rules before scheduling an appointment. | |||
In Georgia, sex education is required in schools but teaching about contraceptive methods (such as the pill, IUDs, etc.) is not required. Abstinence is taught as the only truly effective method and, in 2010, Atlanta received $1,810,331for abstinence-only-until-marriage education.<ref>[https://sexetc.org/states/georgia Sex in the States: Georgia]</ref> | |||
===What to Get & Where to Get It=== | ===What to Get & Where to Get It=== | ||
* [http://www.fhcga.org The Family Health Centers of Georgia, Inc]: This is a Title X clinic, meaning they confidentially help everyone (regardless of age) and charge on a sliding-scale basis. You can consult with them about getting a prescription and getting birth control. Address: 868 York Ave SW, Atlanta, GA 30310, (404) 752-1400. | |||
* [https://gradyhealth.org/specialty/family-planning-clinic/ Grady Health System - Family Planning Clinic]: They can provide birth control, including IUDs and shots. Address: 80 Jesse Hill Jr Drive SE, South Towers, Atlanta, GA, 30303, (404) 616-3678 | |||
===Costs=== | ===Costs=== | ||