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For women in Kyrgyzstan, contraceptive access depends on many factors, including location, income status, and personal autonomy. While wealthy women in urban centers, like Bishkek, can find contraceptives in pharmacies and clinics, women from low-income or rural backgrounds often struggle to access and afford contraceptives. In the 1990s, the Kyrgyz government launched a program to promote family planning and reduce the infant mortality rate, but the majority of women still could not access birth control pills. During that time, the most common family planning methods were IUDs and abortion.<ref>[https://eurasianet.org/s/kyrgyzstan-abortion-believed-to-be-most-common-form-of-birth-control Kyrgyzstan: Abortion Believed to be Most Common Form of Birth Control]</ref> In the 2000s, UNFPA launched a temporary program that provided free birth control pills to Kyrgyz families from impoverished backgrounds. However, the program ended in 2017 and the Kyrgyz government has not done enough to fill the gap left by UNFPA's departure. While the government has begun to offer a 50% discount for birth control pills, this only applies to people who hold medical insurance policies, which excludes many rural women.<ref>[https://www.rferl.org/a/kyrgyzstan-contraceptive-pill-un-program/28527777.html End Of UN Contraceptive Program In Kyrgyzstan A Bitter Pill For Many]</ref> | For women in Kyrgyzstan, contraceptive access depends on many factors, including location, income status, and personal autonomy. While wealthy women in urban centers, like Bishkek, can find contraceptives in pharmacies and clinics, women from low-income or rural backgrounds often struggle to access and afford contraceptives. In the 1990s, the Kyrgyz government launched a program to promote family planning and reduce the infant mortality rate, but the majority of women still could not access birth control pills. During that time, the most common family planning methods were IUDs and abortion.<ref>[https://eurasianet.org/s/kyrgyzstan-abortion-believed-to-be-most-common-form-of-birth-control Kyrgyzstan: Abortion Believed to be Most Common Form of Birth Control]</ref> In the 2000s, UNFPA launched a temporary program that provided free birth control pills to Kyrgyz families from impoverished backgrounds. However, the program ended in 2017 and the Kyrgyz government has not done enough to fill the gap left by UNFPA's departure. While the government has begun to offer a 50% discount for birth control pills, this only applies to people who hold medical insurance policies, which excludes many rural women.<ref>[https://www.rferl.org/a/kyrgyzstan-contraceptive-pill-un-program/28527777.html End Of UN Contraceptive Program In Kyrgyzstan A Bitter Pill For Many]</ref> | ||
Generally speaking, Kyrgyzstan is a socially conservative country. The majority of Kyrgyz citizens are Muslim (75%) followed by Russian Orthodox (20%). The Kyrgyz people (who make up about 71% of the population) are not extremely religious on average, but they can be considered very traditional.<ref>[https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/kg.html CIA World Factbook: Kyrgyzstan]</ref> Frank discussion of sexuality is typically considered taboo,<ref>[https://www.fidh.org/IMG/pdf/rapport_kyrgyzstan_uk-2-web2.pdf Kyrgyzstan: Women and children from Kyrgyzstan affected by migration]</ref> and and bride kidnappings (“ala kachuu”) are | Generally speaking, Kyrgyzstan is a socially conservative country. The majority of Kyrgyz citizens are Muslim (75%) followed by Russian Orthodox (20%). The Kyrgyz people (who make up about 71% of the population) are not extremely religious on average, but they can be considered very traditional.<ref>[https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/kg.html CIA World Factbook: Kyrgyzstan]</ref> Frank discussion of sexuality is typically considered taboo,<ref>[https://www.fidh.org/IMG/pdf/rapport_kyrgyzstan_uk-2-web2.pdf Kyrgyzstan: Women and children from Kyrgyzstan affected by migration]</ref> and and bride kidnappings (“ala kachuu”) are common. In fact, it was estimated that up to 40% of ethnic Kyrgyz women were married after being kidnapped and nearly two-thirds of bride kidnappings are unplanned. While bride kidnapping has been technically illegal since 1994, it is still widely practiced.<ref>[http://www.newsweek.com/grab-and-run-1634 GRAB AND RUN: KYRGYZSTAN'S BRIDE KIDNAPPINGS]</ref> <ref>[https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/kyrgyzstan-bride-kidnapping_us_57d05dede4b03d2d4597eef5 Little Is Being Done To End Kyrgyzstan’s Bride Kidnapping Crisis]</ref> | ||
In 2015, Parliament passed a bill that established the legal basis to teach sexuality education in schools. While the bill was controversial and opposed by some people, it was also welcomed by others. In fact, it was found that 80% of parents in Kyrgyzstan wanted their children to receive sexuality education, and many stated that they did not know how to talk about sexuality with their children.<ref>[https://www.unfpa.org/news/sexuality-education-comes-kyrgyzstan Sexuality education comes to Kyrgyzstan]</ref> | In 2015, Parliament passed a bill that established the legal basis to teach sexuality education in schools. While the bill was controversial and opposed by some people, it was also welcomed by others. In fact, it was found that 80% of parents in Kyrgyzstan wanted their children to receive sexuality education, and many stated that they did not know how to talk about sexuality with their children.<ref>[https://www.unfpa.org/news/sexuality-education-comes-kyrgyzstan Sexuality education comes to Kyrgyzstan]</ref> | ||