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In Boston, you will find many health care resources available to you. You'll need a prescription to obtain birth control | |||
==Contraception (Birth Control)== | ==Contraception (Birth Control)== | ||
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===Laws & Social Stigmas=== | ===Laws & Social Stigmas=== | ||
In the United States, you need a prescription to obtain most birth control methods, except for some methods (like condoms and spermicide). In | In the United States, you need a prescription to obtain most birth control methods, except for some methods (like condoms and spermicide). In Massachusetts, you can get a prescription for birth control if you're a minor (no parental consent is required). However, if you want to be on the safe side, you can choose to to a Title X Clinic. These clinics are completely confidential, which means that your appointment and billing will be confidential. | ||
At Title X Clinics, teens and adults can receive sexual and reproductive health care. They charge on a sliding-scale basis. They may be able to give you a prescription to birth control pills, as well as condoms and sexual health counseling. If you pay for their services with family health insurance and you're a teenager, your parents may see that you visited the clinic in their bills. | At Title X Clinics, teens and adults can receive sexual and reproductive health care. They charge on a sliding-scale basis. They may be able to give you a prescription to birth control pills, as well as condoms and sexual health counseling. If you pay for their services with family health insurance and you're a teenager, your parents may see that you visited the clinic in their bills. | ||