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'''OVERVIEW''' | '''OVERVIEW''' | ||
While Bahrain is a conservative and religious country, | While Bahrain is a generally conservative and religious country, the laws of the country are socially liberal for the Persian Gulf region. The 2002 Constitution states that all people are equal and that there should be no discrimination on the basis of "sex, | ||
origin, language, religion or creed."<ref>[https://www.constituteproject.org/constitution/Bahrain_2002.pdf Bahrain's Constitution of 2002]</ref> | origin, language, religion or creed."<ref>[https://www.constituteproject.org/constitution/Bahrain_2002.pdf Bahrain's Constitution of 2002]</ref> | ||
Women have the right to vote and run for office in Bahrain, and they're entitled to the right to dress (no headscarves or any other clothing items are required). <ref>[http://www.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/meast/02/25/bahrain.country.profile/index.html | Women have the right to vote and run for office in Bahrain, and they're entitled to the right to dress (no headscarves or any other clothing items are required). <ref>[http://www.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/meast/02/25/bahrain.country.profile/index.html | ||
Is Bahrain the most modern of the Gulf states?]</ref> | Is Bahrain the most modern of the Gulf states?]</ref> While homosexuality is considered "immoral," it is not explicitly illegal. <ref>[https://www.equaldex.com/region/bahrain https://www.equaldex.com/region/bahrain]</ref> Finally, Bahrain is the home to people of a wide range of backgrounds (less than 50% of the population is Bahraini), leading to cultural influences from many nations and peoples.<ref>[https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/ba.html CIA World Factbook - Bahrain]</ref> | ||
At Bahraini pharmacies, you can obtain condoms and oral contraceptives (birth control pills) without a prescription, and you can obtain other forms of contraception, such as intra-urine devices (IUDs) and contraceptive injectables, at clinics and hospitals. There are many clinics that provide HIV and other STI tests, although there are limited organizations and social services available to people with STIs. Furthermore, abortion is technically legal, though it is extremely rare and requires approval from physicians. | At Bahraini pharmacies, you can obtain condoms and oral contraceptives (birth control pills) without a prescription, and you can obtain other forms of contraception, such as intra-urine devices (IUDs) and contraceptive injectables, at clinics and hospitals. There are many clinics that provide HIV and other STI tests, although there are limited organizations and social services available to people with STIs. Furthermore, abortion is technically legal, though it is extremely rare and requires approval from physicians. | ||