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|'''Contraception: Over-the-Counter'''
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|'''Contraception: Prescription/Clinic Required'''
|pills, patch, ring, IUD, implant, shot
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|'''Emergency Contraception'''
|no prescription required; available in pharmacies
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|no travel restrictions; HIV-positive foreigners not deported
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|'''Menstrual Products'''
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|'''Abortion Law'''
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|'''LGBTQ Laws'''
| homosexuality legal; gender change legal
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|'''Related Pages'''
|[[San Francisco]], [[United States of America]]
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As the second largest city in the United States, Los Angeles has an incredible variety of resources. The city is renowned for its large and thriving artist/entertainment, LGBT and immigrant communities, and California overall tends to have progressive laws compared to many other US states. Generally speaking, Los Angeles is a progressive city that is pro-choice, and it has many options to help the uninsured. However, the political scene in Southern California is a more complex picture. There are pockets of the SoCal region, especially in Orange County, that are quite religious and conservative, and this is something to bear in mind.  
As the second largest city in the United States, Los Angeles has an incredible variety of resources. The city is renowned for its large and thriving artist/entertainment, LGBT and immigrant communities, and California overall tends to have progressive laws compared to many other US states. Generally speaking, Los Angeles is a progressive city that is pro-choice, and it has many options to help the uninsured. However, the political scene in Southern California is a more complex picture. There are pockets of the SoCal region, especially in Orange County, that are quite religious and conservative, and this is something to bear in mind.  
Abortion is legally available upon request in California.<ref>[https://www.capradio.org/articles/2022/06/24/abortion-is-still-legal-in-california-here-are-answers-to-questions-about-access-in-the-state/ Abortion is still legal in California. Here are answers to questions about access in the state.]</ref>


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* You can get '''condoms''' in grocery stores, drug stores, convenience stores (like CVS, Rite-Aid and Walgreens) and online. There are no age restrictions for purchasing condoms. Typically, a 12-pack of condoms costs around $12. Female condoms cost around $2 to $4 per condom. You can also get free condoms at health centers (like Planned Parenthood), HIV testing centers and local health departments. Call 1-800-230-PLAN (7526) to learn where you can get free condoms in your area. If you live in LA, you can also have 10 free condoms mailed to your home address (click [http://lacondom.com/order-condoms/ here] for details), or you can find free condoms distributed at locations throughout LA, including at UCLA LGBT Campus Resource Center, nightclubs in West Hollywood (like Rage), Saban Community Clinic, Westside Family Health, AIDS Project Los Angeles and many more locations. For a full list of where to find free condoms in LA, click [http://lacondom.com/find-free-condoms/ here].
* You can get '''condoms''' in grocery stores, drug stores, convenience stores (like CVS, Rite-Aid and Walgreens) and online. There are no age restrictions for purchasing condoms. Typically, a 12-pack of condoms costs around $12. Internal condoms (also known as "female condoms") cost around $2 to $4 per condom. You can also get free condoms at health centers (like Planned Parenthood), HIV testing centers and local health departments. Call 1-800-230-PLAN (7526) to learn where you can get free condoms in your area. If you live in LA, you can also have 10 free condoms mailed to your home address (click [http://lacondom.com/order-condoms/ here] for details), or you can find free condoms distributed at locations throughout LA, including at UCLA LGBT Campus Resource Center, nightclubs in West Hollywood (like Rage), Saban Community Clinic, Westside Family Health, AIDS Project Los Angeles and many more locations. For a full list of where to find free condoms in LA, click [http://lacondom.com/find-free-condoms/ here].
* If you want '''birth control pills,''' you will probably still need a prescription. While you technically can buy birth control pills without a prescription in California, most pharmacists don't seem to honor this. In other words, they still require a prescription. You can get a 12-month prescription for birth control through the [https://www.plannedparenthood.org/get-care/birth-control-online/california Planned Parenthood app] (available for Android or iPhone). If you're uninsured, you can also get a low-cost prescription directly at a Planned Parenthood office. Once you have a prescription, you can fill it at LA pharmacies, such as CVS or Rite-Aid. Note that, if you don't have health insurance, the costs can be pretty expensive to fill a prescription (so you may want to go through a low-cost clinic).
* If you want '''birth control pills,''' you will probably still need a prescription. While you technically can buy birth control pills without a prescription in California, most pharmacists don't seem to honor this. In other words, they still require a prescription. You can get a 12-month prescription for birth control through the [https://www.plannedparenthood.org/get-care/birth-control-online/california Planned Parenthood app] (available for Android or iPhone). If you're uninsured, you can also get a low-cost prescription directly at a Planned Parenthood office. Once you have a prescription, you can fill it at LA pharmacies, such as CVS or Rite-Aid. Note that, if you don't have health insurance, the costs can be pretty expensive to fill a prescription (so you may want to go through a low-cost clinic).
* If you are insured under your employer in California, there is also a very good chance that you are insured under Kaiser Permanente. Their main Kaiser site in LA, including the pharmacy, is found at 4867 Sunset Blvd.  
* If you are insured under your employer in California, there is also a very good chance that you are insured under Kaiser Permanente. Their main Kaiser site in LA, including the pharmacy, is found at 4867 Sunset Blvd.  
* Planned Parenthood, which has over 10 locations in LA, provides many lower-cost birth control services, including birth control implant, birth control patch, birth control pill, birth control shot, birth control vaginal ring (NuvaRing), diaphragm, condom, female condom, fertility awareness method, IUD (hormonal), IUD (copper), etc. For a relatively low cost, Planned Parenthood writes and fulfills birth control prescriptions. If you don't have a prescription, you can receive the prescription and pills in the same day.  
* Planned Parenthood, which has over 10 locations in LA, provides many lower-cost birth control services, including birth control implant, birth control patch, birth control pill, birth control shot, birth control vaginal ring (NuvaRing), diaphragm, external condom (known as the "male condom"), internal condom (also known as the "female condom"), fertility awareness method, IUD (hormonal), IUD (copper), etc. For a relatively low cost, Planned Parenthood writes and fulfills birth control prescriptions. If you don't have a prescription, you can receive the prescription and pills in the same day.  
* FPA Women's Health offers free services if you are a California resident, have no other health coverage for the procedure you need and meet specific income requirements. They have Mirena, Paragard, Nexplanon, Skyla, Essure, tubal sterilization, the depo shot, the pill and the vaginal ring. They have locations in Downtown LA, Santa Monica, San Fernando Valley, etc.
* FPA Women's Health offers free services if you are a California resident, have no other health coverage for the procedure you need and meet specific income requirements. They have Mirena, Paragard, Nexplanon, Skyla, Essure, tubal sterilization, the depo shot, the pill and the vaginal ring. They have locations in Downtown LA, Santa Monica, San Fernando Valley, etc.


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In the United States, abortion has been fully legal since the Roe v. Wade Supreme Court decision (1973). If you're a minor (under 18 years old), you don't need permission from your parents to receive an abortion in California, and you don't need to notify them either.<ref>[https://sexetc.org/action-center/sex-in-the-states/ Sex in the States - California]</ref>
Abortion is legally available upon request in California.<ref>[https://www.capradio.org/articles/2022/06/24/abortion-is-still-legal-in-california-here-are-answers-to-questions-about-access-in-the-state/ Abortion is still legal in California. Here are answers to questions about access in the state.]</ref> If you're a minor (under 18 years old), you don't need permission from your parents to receive an abortion in California, and you don't need to notify them either.<ref>[https://sexetc.org/action-center/sex-in-the-states/ Sex in the States - California]</ref>


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