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===Laws & Social Stigmas===
===Laws & Social Stigmas===


In the state of Illinois, you need a prescription to obtain birth control pills. If you're a minor, you can get a birth control prescription for the following reasons: if you're married, you're a parent, if you have health reasons requiring birth control or if you received a referral from a professional (like a doctor). In all other cases, minors must receive permission from their parents to get a birth control pill prescription.  
In the state of Illinois, you can easily buy condoms and there are no age restrictions. If you want birth control pills, you need a prescription to obtain birth control pills. If you're a minor, you can get a prescription for the following reasons: if you're married, if you're a parent, if you have health reasons requiring birth control or if you received a referral from a professional (like a doctor). In all other cases, minors must receive permission from their parents to get a birth control pill prescription.  


You don't need a prescription to buy condoms and there are no age restrictions.
At Title X Clinics, like Planned Parenthood Chicago, teens and adults can receive sexual and reproductive health care. They charge on a sliding-scale basis. They may be able to give you a prescription to birth control pills, as well as condoms and sexual health counseling. If you pay for their services with family health insurance and you're a teenager, your parents may see that you visited the clinic in their bills.


At Title X Clinics, like Planned Parenthood Chicago, teens and adults can receive sexual and reproductive health care. They charge on a sliding-scale basis. They may be able to give you a prescription to birth control pills, as well as condoms and sexual health counseling. If you pay for their services with family health insurance and you're a teenager, your parents may see that you visited the clinic in their bills.
In the state of Illinois, it's not required to teach about sexuality in public schools. However, it is required to teach students about contraceptive methods, such as condoms, pills and patches.<ref>[https://sexetc.org/states/illinois Sex in the States: Illinois]</ref>


===What to Get & Where to Get It===
===What to Get & Where to Get It===

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