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'''OVERVIEW'''  
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===Laws & Social Stigmas===
===Laws & Social Stigmas===


In Venezuela, you can legally purchase condoms and birth control pills at pharmacies without a prescription. While you may technically need a prescription for birth control pills, this is not typically enforced, and birth control pills were sold over-the-counter<ref>[http://ocsotc.org/wp-content/uploads/worldmap/worldmap.html Global Oral Contraception Availability]</ref> <ref>[http://freethepill.org/where-on-earth/ Free the Pill: Where on Earth?]</ref> in the past. Meanwhile, other forms of contraception, such as implants, injectables, and IUDs, you may need to directly visit a hospital or clinic to obtain them.
The current political and economic crisis in Venezuela has made it very difficult for many people to obtain contraception, and it is no longer widely or easily available.


However, the current political and economic crisis in Venezuela has made it very difficult for many people to obtain contraception, and it is no longer widely or easily available.
In the past, you could legally purchase condoms and birth control pills at pharmacies without a prescription. While you may have technically needed a prescription for birth control pills, this was not typically enforced, and birth control pills were sold over-the-counter<ref>[http://ocsotc.org/wp-content/uploads/worldmap/worldmap.html Global Oral Contraception Availability]</ref> <ref>[http://freethepill.org/where-on-earth/ Free the Pill: Where on Earth?]</ref>


===What to Get & Where to Get It===
===What to Get & Where to Get It===
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===Laws & Social Stigmas===
===Laws & Social Stigmas===
Abortion is prohibited in most cases, except when the pregnancy endangers the life of the pregnant person.<ref>[https://www.guttmacher.org/fact-sheet/abortion-latin-america-and-caribbean Abortion in Latin America and the Caribbean]</ref>


===What to Get & Where to Get It===
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==List of Additional Resources==
==List of Additional Resources==
* [http://www.mpps.gob.ve/ Ministry of Health]
* [https://www.plafam.org.ve/ Asociacion Civil de Planificacion Familiar (PLAFAM)]: "The Associacon Civil de Planificacion Familia (PLAFAM) is recognized as a pioneer in advocacy and the delivery of sexual and reproductive health (SRH) services in Venezuela." Call: +58 212-6938323. Email: info@plafam.org.ve
* [https://www.equaldex.com/region/venezuela Equaldex Venezuela]: Learn about LGBTQ rights and laws in Venezuela.
* [http://revoluciongay_vzla.ve.tripod.com/MGRdV/index.html El Movimiento Gay Revolucionario de Venezuela]: "The Revolutionary Gay Movement of Venezuela, aware of the marginal reality of homosexuals, lesbians, bisexuals, transsexuals and transgenders of Venezuela, designed and developed the first legal framework that establishes a regime of equality and non-discrimination towards the HLBTT community."


==References==
==References==
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