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[[File:Flag of Colombia.svg.png|300px | thumb|right|]]
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|colspan="8" style="text-align:center"|[[File:Flag of Colombia.svg.png|300px | thumb|right|]]
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| '''Contraception: Over-the-Counter'''
| condoms, pills
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| '''Contraception: Prescription/Clinic Required'''
| IUD, implant, shot, patch, ring,
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| '''Emergency Contraception'''
| no prescription required; widely available in pharmacies
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| '''STIs'''
| no travel restrictions
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| '''Menstrual Products'''
| pads, tampons, cups
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| '''Abortion Law'''
| not available upon request; legal in restricted circumstances
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| '''LGBTQ Laws'''
| homosexuality legal; gender change legal (surgery required)
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| '''Related Pages'''
| [[Bogotá]], [[Medellín]]
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On the other hand, Colombia has seen a massive expansion of its family planning services in the past few decades, particularly that of  
On the other hand, Colombia has seen a massive expansion of its family planning services in the past few decades, particularly that of  
[http://www.profamilia.org.co/ Asociación Pro-bienestar de la Familia Colombiana (Profamilia)], an affiiliate of the International Planned Parenthood Federation, which has sixty-six clinics and mobile health units, and accounts for nearly three-quarters of the country’s family planning capacity. As a result, fertility rate has fallen from 6 children per woman in the 1960s to just above replacement level (i.e. about 2 children per woman), as of 2017. This is largely due to increased literacy, family planning services, and urbanization in the country.<ref>[https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/co.html CIA World Factbook - Colombia]</ref> Meanwhile, homosexuality, gay marriage, and gender change are all legal in Colombia.<ref>[https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/co.html LGBT Rights in Colombia]</ref>
[http://www.profamilia.org.co/ Asociación Pro-bienestar de la Familia Colombiana (Profamilia)], an affiiliate of the International Planned Parenthood Federation, which has sixty-six clinics and mobile health units, and accounts for nearly three-quarters of the country’s family planning capacity. As a result, fertility rate has fallen from 6 children per woman in the 1960s to just above replacement level (i.e. about 2 children per woman), as of 2017. This is largely due to increased literacy, family planning services, and urbanization in the country.<ref>[https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/colombia/ CIA World Factbook - Colombia]</ref> Meanwhile, homosexuality, gay marriage, and gender change are all legal in Colombia.<ref>[https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/co.html LGBT Rights in Colombia]</ref>


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