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In Morocco, you can purchase birth control without a prescription. You can also access emergency contraception (the morning after pill), and ellaOne (which is currently considered the most effective EC) is available. There are no travel restrictions related to HIV or STD status, and you can get free anonymous HIV tests at certain facilities, which we list on this page. There is currently no HPV vaccination program. There also appears to be no PrEP in Morocco yet. You can find pads and tampons in Morocco, and there are some small-scale menstrual cup vendors.Abortion is legal under certain circumstances, and in recent years, these circumstances have been expanded. However, legal abortions are still not the norm and many women still seek out underground and unsafe abortions each year. | In Morocco, you can purchase birth control without a prescription. You can also access emergency contraception (the morning after pill), and ellaOne (which is currently considered the most effective EC) is available. There are no travel restrictions related to HIV or STD status, and you can get free anonymous HIV tests at certain facilities, which we list on this page. There is currently no HPV vaccination program. There also appears to be no PrEP in Morocco yet. You can find pads and tampons in Morocco, and there are some small-scale menstrual cup vendors. Abortion is legal under certain circumstances, and in recent years, these circumstances have been expanded. However, legal abortions are still not the norm and many women still seek out underground and unsafe abortions each year. | ||
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In Morocco, birth control | In Morocco, birth control pills are informally available without a prescription. This means that it can be purchased over-the-counter at pharmacies. You can also access other forms of birth control, such as condoms, shots and IUDs. It is estimated that about 68% of Moroccan women use some form of contraception and that 48% use modern contraceptive methods. It was found in a 2015 UN report that 9.7% of Moroccan women have unmet family planning needs. The most common birth control methods were the pill (used by 49.6% of Moroccan women who are in marriages or in unions), IUD (4.3%), withdrawal (3.9%), rhythm (4.3%) and female sterilization (3.0%). Condom usage is rather low with only 1.2% using the male condom.<ref>[http://www.un.org/en/development/desa/population/publications/pdf/family/trendsContraceptiveUse2015Report.pdf Trends in Contraceptive Use Worldwide 2015]</ref> | ||
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* [http://www.alcs.ma/ Association de Lutte contre le Sida (ALCS)]: You can | * [http://www.alcs.ma/ Association de Lutte contre le Sida (ALCS)]: You can get free HIV and syphilis tests. Services for both Moroccan citizens non-citizens. Their testing site is 17 boulevard el Massira el Khadra. They also have vans that go around Morocco and offer free, anonymous tests for syphilis and HIV. Address: 17, Boulevard Al Massira Al Khadra, Casablanca. Phone: +212 2 994 242/43. Fax: +212 2 994 244. | ||
* [http://www.opalsmaroc.com/ OPALS (Organisation Panafricaine de Lutte contre le SIDA or Pan-African Organization for the Fights Against AIDS)]: They have testing facilities in many cities, including Casablanca. | * [http://www.opalsmaroc.com/ OPALS (Organisation Panafricaine de Lutte contre le SIDA or Pan-African Organization for the Fights Against AIDS)]: They have testing facilities in many cities, including Casablanca. | ||
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* [http://www.ampf.org.ma/ Association Marocaine de Planification Familiale (AMPF)]: They give free medication for STI treatment. | * [http://www.ampf.org.ma/ Association Marocaine de Planification Familiale (AMPF)]: They give free medication for STI treatment. | ||
* [http://www.alcs.ma/ Association de Lutte contre le Sida]: They offer treatment and education on HIV | * [http://www.alcs.ma/ Association de Lutte contre le Sida]: They offer treatment and education on HIV prevention. Address: 17, Boulevard Al Massira Al Khadra, Casablanca. Phone: +212 2 994 242/43. Fax: +212 2 994 244. | ||
* [http://www.opalsmaroc.com/ OPALS (Organisation Panafricaine de Lutte contre le SIDA or Pan-African Organization for the Fights Against AIDS)]: They offer support and education. | * [http://www.opalsmaroc.com/ OPALS (Organisation Panafricaine de Lutte contre le SIDA or Pan-African Organization for the Fights Against AIDS)]: They offer support and education. | ||
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* In Morocco, homosexuality is illegal and there are no laws to protect LGBTQ from discrimination. To learn about laws related to LGBT people in Morocco, click [http://www.equaldex.com/region/morocco here]. | |||
* [https://www.facebook.com/solfem/ Association Solidarité Féminine (ASF)]: "a non-profit organization founded by Aïcha Chenna in Casablanca, Morocco in 1985. The association helps single mothers gain work experience by training them at the association's restaurant, patisserie, and hammam." | * [https://www.facebook.com/solfem/ Association Solidarité Féminine (ASF)]: "a non-profit organization founded by Aïcha Chenna in Casablanca, Morocco in 1985. The association helps single mothers gain work experience by training them at the association's restaurant, patisserie, and hammam." | ||
* [http://www.learningpartnership.org/morocco Association Démocratique des Femmes du Maroc (ADFM)]: "Association Démocratique des Femmes du Maroc (ADFM) is an autonomous, non-profit feminist NGO, which aims to promote women's rights in order to increase women's power and influence in the juridical, political, economic and social spheres to build an egalitarian society based on democracy and sustainable development." | * [http://www.learningpartnership.org/morocco Association Démocratique des Femmes du Maroc (ADFM)]: "Association Démocratique des Femmes du Maroc (ADFM) is an autonomous, non-profit feminist NGO, which aims to promote women's rights in order to increase women's power and influence in the juridical, political, economic and social spheres to build an egalitarian society based on democracy and sustainable development." | ||
* [https://amalrestaurant.wordpress.com/ Amal Women's Training Center and Moroccan Restaurant]: This is in Marrakesh. "Amal Women's Training Center and Moroccan Restaurant is a non-profit organization in Marrakesh, Morocco, that helps disadvantaged women gain work experience by training them in the preparation of Moroccan food and international food" | * [https://amalrestaurant.wordpress.com/ Amal Women's Training Center and Moroccan Restaurant]: This is in Marrakesh. "Amal Women's Training Center and Moroccan Restaurant is a non-profit organization in Marrakesh, Morocco, that helps disadvantaged women gain work experience by training them in the preparation of Moroccan food and international food" | ||
* [http://www.bmdoctors.com BMDOCTORS]: This website provides a directory of doctors in Morocco, Algeria and France. | |||
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