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===Laws & Social Stigmas=== | ===Laws & Social Stigmas=== | ||
In the Bahamas, you can purchase condoms and birth control pills at pharmacies without a prescription. While you may technically need a prescription for birth control pills, this is not typically enforced, and birth control pills are widely available over-the-counter.<ref>[http://ocsotc.org/wp-content/uploads/worldmap/worldmap.html Global Oral Contraception Availability]</ref> <ref>[http://freethepill.org/where-on-earth/ Free the Pill: Where on Earth?]</ref> However, for other forms of birth control, such as implants, injectables, and IUDs, you may need to directly visit a hospital or clinic to obtain them. | |||
===What to Get & Where to Get It=== | ===What to Get & Where to Get It=== | ||
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In the Bahamas, you can obtain emergency contraceptive pills (morning after pills), but they may be only available at family planning clinics in some cases.<ref>[https://www.cecinfo.org/country-by-country-information/status-availability-database/countries/bahamas/ EC Status and Availability: Bahamas]</ref> We still need to collect more information on this subject (update this page if you know more). | |||
===What to Get & Where to Get It=== | ===What to Get & Where to Get It=== | ||
* You can obtain emergency contraceptive pills (morning after pills), but they may be only available at family planning clinics in some cases. One brand you may find at family planning clinics is Optinor.<ref>[https://www.cecinfo.org/country-by-country-information/status-availability-database/countries/bahamas/ EC Status and Availability: Bahamas]</ref> | |||
===Costs=== | ===Costs=== | ||
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==List of Additional Resources== | ==List of Additional Resources== | ||
* [http://www.bahamas.gov.bs/wps/portal/public/!ut/p/b1/04_Sj9CPykssy0xPLMnMz0vMAfGjzOKNDdx9HR1NLHz9jUIsDTwNnQ3NvENNDSxczIAKIoEKDHAARwNC-sP1o_ArMYEqwGOFn0d-bqp-QW6EQZaJoyIAQ77YBg!!/dl4/d5/L2dBISEvZ0FBIS9nQSEh/ Ministry of Health - Bahamas Government] | |||
* [https://www.ippf.org/about-us/member-associations/bahamas The Bahamas Family Planning Association (BFPA)]: "Founded in 1984, the Bahamas Family Planning Association (BFPA) is the only non-governmental organization providing family planning services in the Bahamas. BFPA offers counselling, pap smears, contraceptives, HIV and AIDS counselling and Norplant insertions and removals." | |||
* [http://www.equaldex.com/region/bahamas Equaldex - Bahamas]: Click here to learn about LGBTQ rights and laws in the Bahamas. | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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