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As an EU member state, Greece abides by Southern European standards related to sexual and reproductive health care. You can purchase birth control pills without a prescription at pharmacies. Furthermore, you can also purchase emergency contraceptive pills (the morning after pill) without a prescription at pharmacies, though most pharmacies are closed during the evenings and weekends. There are many providers of STI tests and, at some clinics, you can find free HIV tests. Abortion is fully legal and available upon request in the first trimester of pregnancy. However, parental written consent is required for minors who wish to obtain an abortion. Following the first trimester, abortion is legal in certain circumstances, which we detail in the "Abortion" section. From a historical perspective, Greece has faced periods with rather stringent laws related to reproductive health, and family planning was actually illegal until 1980. However, the country has liberalized over the years, both politically and socially, and one can find many health care resources in the Greece today.