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===Laws & Social Stigmas=== | ===Laws & Social Stigmas=== | ||
Birth control pills are readily available at pharmacies without a prescription. You will typically find generic pills, like Microgynon, or brand name pills like Yaz or Yasmin. | Birth control pills are readily available at pharmacies without a prescription. You will typically find generic pills, like Microgynon, or brand name pills, like Yaz or Yasmin. | ||
According to a 2015 report, it was estimated that about 73% of Ecuadorian women (who were married/in unions and between ages 15 and 49) used any form of contraception, and about 9% of Ecuadorian women had unmet family planning needs. The most common forms of contraception among Ecuadorian women was female sterilization (about 25%), birth control pills (about 14%), and IUDs (about 11%). Some women also used contraceptive injectables (about 6%) and male condoms (about 5%). Traditional methods, such as the rhythm method (about 6%) and withdrawal (about 5%) were also used by some women. There were no recorded users of contraceptive implants (0.0%).<ref>[http://www.un.org/en/development/desa/population/publications/pdf/family/trendsContraceptiveUse2015Report.pdf Trends in Contraceptive Use Worldwide 2015]</ref> | |||
In the past, the conservative government of President Correa (who served from 2007-17) had threatened many of the protections granted to women's health care. As reported by PRI, "...many of his critics argue that his policies toward women are among the most conservative in Latin America. Women’s groups in Ecuador say they’ve been losing a series of hard-won rights since Correa first came into office in 2007."<ref>[http://www.pri.org/stories/2015-07-04/pope-francis-visits-ecuador-women-there-say-theyre-losing-ground As Pope Francis visits Ecuador, women there say they're losing ground]</ref> For example, Correa's government reorganized a government agency responsible for reducing teen pregnancy (Estrategia Nacional Intersectorial de Planificación Familiar y Prevención del Embarazo en Adolescente), and he appointed an anti-abortion, pro-abstinence activist to manage it. | |||
===What to Get & Where to Get It=== | ===What to Get & Where to Get It=== | ||
* In Ecuador, you can purchase '''birth control pills''' ("píldoras anticonceptivas” in Spanish) over-the-counter. No prescription is required. There are over 20 birth control pill brands registered in Ecuador, including combined, progestin-only and phasic pills. Some of the brands you can expect to see are Belara, Cerazette, Ciclomex, Diane, Duofem, Exluton, Femiane, Gynera, Lo-Femenal, Marvelon, Mercilon, Microgynon, Microlut, Minesse, Minulet, Norvetal, Qlaira, Trinordiol and Yasmin.<ref>[http://contraceptive.ippf.org/search?search.searchtext=&search.component=&search.countrycode=EC IPFF Ecuador]</ref>. | * In Ecuador, you can purchase '''birth control pills''' ("píldoras anticonceptivas” in Spanish) over-the-counter. No prescription is required. There are over 20 birth control pill brands registered in Ecuador, including combined, progestin-only and phasic pills. Some of the brands you can expect to see are Belara, Cerazette, Ciclomex, Diane, Duofem, Exluton, Femiane, Gynera, Lo-Femenal, Marvelon, Mercilon, Microgynon, Microlut, Minesse, Minulet, Norvetal, Qlaira, Trinordiol and Yasmin.<ref>[http://contraceptive.ippf.org/search?search.searchtext=&search.component=&search.countrycode=EC IPFF Ecuador]</ref>. | ||
* In Spanish, the word for '''condom''' is "condón." | * In Spanish, the word for '''condom''' is "condón." | ||
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===What to Get & Where to Get It=== | ===What to Get & Where to Get It=== | ||
* You can visit the city pages, like the [[Quito]] page, for local recommendations. | |||
===Costs=== | ===Costs=== | ||
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According to a UN Report, "Although abortion is only permitted on therapeutic and limited juridical grounds, it is widely practised in Ecuador. The few studies available examining the incidence and prevalence of abortion do not distinguish between spontaneous and induced abortion and do not employ representative samples of the population. The scanty information available, however, suggests that the actual levels of induced abortion are greatly underestimated. Nevertheless, despite this high incidence, mortality associated with abortion is slightly lower than in other countries in the region."<ref>[http://www.un.org/esa/population/publications/abortion/profiles.htm Abortion Policies, Ecuador]</ref> | According to a UN Report, "Although abortion is only permitted on therapeutic and limited juridical grounds, it is widely practised in Ecuador. The few studies available examining the incidence and prevalence of abortion do not distinguish between spontaneous and induced abortion and do not employ representative samples of the population. The scanty information available, however, suggests that the actual levels of induced abortion are greatly underestimated. Nevertheless, despite this high incidence, mortality associated with abortion is slightly lower than in other countries in the region."<ref>[http://www.un.org/esa/population/publications/abortion/profiles.htm Abortion Policies, Ecuador]</ref> | ||
In May 2019, it was reported that the Ecuadorian government is increasingly cracking down on women who obtain underground abortion services.<ref>[https://www.thenation.com/article/ecuador-abortion-miscarriage-prosecution/ Ecuador’s Crackdown on Abortion Is Putting Women in Jail]</ref> | |||
===What to Get & Where to Get It=== | ===What to Get & Where to Get It=== | ||
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* Coordinadora Juvenil por la Equidad de Género.: Hotline: +593098301317. Centro Médico de Orientación y Planificación Familiar -CEMOPLAF. Wmail: cemoplaf@uio.satnet.net | * Coordinadora Juvenil por la Equidad de Género.: Hotline: +593098301317. Centro Médico de Orientación y Planificación Familiar -CEMOPLAF. Wmail: cemoplaf@uio.satnet.net | ||
* CEMOPLAF - check out this organization, which has many locations in Ecuador | * CEMOPLAF - check out this organization, which has many locations in Ecuador | ||
* You may choose to travel to another country, where you can safely and legally obtain an abortion. You can legally get an abortion upon request in [[Mexico City]], [[Uruguay]], [[Guyana]], [[Cuba]] or the [[United States of America]]. | |||
===Costs=== | ===Costs=== | ||
If you are pregnant and considering getting an abortion outside Ecuador, you will need to consider the following costs: transportation to the country where you will be obtaining an abortion, hotel or accommodation costs in that country, cost of the abortion in the country and the total amount of days you may need to be in the country both before and after the abortion. | |||
==Advocacy & Counseling== | ==Advocacy & Counseling== | ||
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==List of Additional Resources== | ==List of Additional Resources== | ||
* [https://www.salud.gob.ec/ Ministry of Public Health] | |||
* [http://cepamgye.org/ Centro Ecuatoriano para la Promoción y Acción de la Mujer (CEPAM)]: "CEPAM is one of the few organizations in Ecuador dedicated to achieving gender equality and preventing gender-based violence... CEPAM also provides sexual and reproductive health services, with an emphasis on community-based distribution of contraception and specialized educational and health services for young people." Phone: (+593)(4)2447347. Email: cepam@cepamgye.org | |||
* [https://asylumaccess.org/program/ecuador/ Asylum Access Ecuador (AAE)]: "Asylum Access Ecuador (AAE) is an Ecuadorian-registered NGO and part of the Asylum Access family of organizations. Founded in 2007, AAE is a response to the critical gap in rights-based refugee assistance in Latin America... Are you a refugee in Ecuador? Contact our office by calling us at +593.2.2.545.914, e-mailing ecuador@asylumaccess.org or visit our office in Quito." | |||
* [https://www.equaldex.com/region/ecuador Equaldex Ecuador]: This website provides information on LGBTQ rights and laws in Ecuador. Note that homosexuality is legal in Ecuador, and homosexual unions are legal as well. It is legal to change gender, whether or not someone has undergone surgery, and there are laws against employment discrimination related to someone's sexual orientation. | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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