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===Laws & Social Stigmas=== | ===Laws & Social Stigmas=== | ||
In Sri Lanka, you can purchase birth control pills without a prescription. | In Sri Lanka, you can purchase condoms and birth control pills at pharmacies without a prescription.<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. | ||
In the 1970s, Sri Lanka emphasized sterilization as a contraceptive method. But, since the 1980s, Sri Lanka has increasingly emphasized reversible contraceptive methods. This helped bring down the total birth rate in the 1990s. In 1987, it was estimated that 31% of Sri Lankan women had unmet family planning needs. By 2007, this dropped to a range between 1.6% (by narrowest definition) to 19.3% (under the broadest definition of unmet needs). As reported by the Guttmacher Institute: "Reliance on traditional contraceptive methods declined between 1987 and 2007, whereas modern method use increased (from 41% to 53%). This greater reliance on modern contraceptives was facilitated by the increased availability of reversible methods, as reflected by a shift in the ratio of sterilization to reversible modern methods from 3 to 1 in 1987 to 1 to 2 in 2007."<ref>[https://www.guttmacher.org/sites/default/files/article_files/4120015.pdf Unmet Need for Family Planning in Sri Lanka: Low Enough or Still an Issue?]</ref> | |||
===What to Get & Where to Get It=== | ===What to Get & Where to Get It=== | ||
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* For a comprehensive list of contraceptive options available in Sri Lanka, click [http://contraceptive.ippf.org/search?search.searchtext=&search.component=&search.countrycode=LK here]. | * For a comprehensive list of contraceptive options available in Sri Lanka, click [http://contraceptive.ippf.org/search?search.searchtext=&search.component=&search.countrycode=LK here]. | ||
* You can buy '''condoms''' in pharmacies, shops or supermarkets. You can also [https://www.wow.lk/mall/buyonline/health-beauty-sexual-wellness/?Ns=sku.inventoryAvailability%7C0 buy condoms online] from the online store Wow.lk, a Sri Lankan company. They sell brands like Preethi, Life Style and Durex, ranging in price from Rs 50-230. You should remember that Durex, Moods and FPA are the good brands. There are many other cheap brands that aren't recommended. FPA Preethi is the cheapest (most basic) condom that is widely used in Sri Lanka. | * You can buy '''condoms''' in pharmacies, shops or supermarkets. You can also [https://www.wow.lk/mall/buyonline/health-beauty-sexual-wellness/?Ns=sku.inventoryAvailability%7C0 buy condoms online] from the online store Wow.lk, a Sri Lankan company. They sell brands like Preethi, Life Style and Durex, ranging in price from Rs 50-230. You should remember that Durex, Moods and FPA are the good brands. There are many other cheap brands that aren't recommended. FPA Preethi is the cheapest (most basic) condom that is widely used in Sri Lanka. | ||
* You can get condoms for 1/3 of the price of Durex at [www.fpasrilanka.org/ Family Medical Practice]. They have a range of condoms. | * You can get condoms for 1/3 of the price of Durex at [http://www.fpasrilanka.org/ Family Medical Practice]. They have a range of condoms. | ||
* You can obtain '''birth control pills''' in Sri Lanka without a prescription at pharmacies. The leading brand in Sri Lanka is Mithuri, which is a combined oral contraceptive. Other brands you can expect to see are Diane, Diane-35, Eugynon, Ovral, Microgest, Microgynon, Minulet, Nordette, Trinordiol, Yasmin and Yaz.<ref>[http://contraceptive.ippf.org/search?search.searchtext=&search.component=&search.countrycode=LK IPPF Sri Lanka]</ref> | * You can obtain '''birth control pills''' in Sri Lanka without a prescription at pharmacies. The leading brand in Sri Lanka is Mithuri, which is a combined oral contraceptive. Other brands you can expect to see are Diane, Diane-35, Eugynon, Ovral, Microgest, Microgynon, Minulet, Nordette, Trinordiol, Yasmin and Yaz.<ref>[http://contraceptive.ippf.org/search?search.searchtext=&search.component=&search.countrycode=LK IPPF Sri Lanka]</ref> | ||
* If you cannot access any pharmacies, you can also obtain Mithuri birth control pills from Family Planning Association for Rs 100. Click [http://www.fpasrilanka.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=136&Itemid=597&lang=en here] for details. | * If you cannot access any pharmacies, you can also obtain Mithuri birth control pills from Family Planning Association for Rs 100. Click [http://www.fpasrilanka.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=136&Itemid=597&lang=en here] for details. | ||
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* [http://www.womenscentresrilanka.org/ Women's Centre Sri Lanka]: "As a result of the emergence of Free Trade Zones with the advent of the open economic system in Sri Lanka, many women were suffered due to the oppressive policies of the government existing at that time. Especially the working class was subjected to extreme exploitation. In this historic background, the Women’s Centre was established at Tudella in Ja-Ela in August 1982 to protect women, rights of women and rights of women worker." | * [http://www.womenscentresrilanka.org/ Women's Centre Sri Lanka]: "As a result of the emergence of Free Trade Zones with the advent of the open economic system in Sri Lanka, many women were suffered due to the oppressive policies of the government existing at that time. Especially the working class was subjected to extreme exploitation. In this historic background, the Women’s Centre was established at Tudella in Ja-Ela in August 1982 to protect women, rights of women and rights of women worker." | ||
* [http://http://grassrooted.net/ The Grassrooted Trust]: "The Grassrooted Trust was set up to provide a safe space for marginalized communities, online and in the real world. The issues we discuss and work on, the issues that drive us, have their beginning in the world of HIV.... People living with HIV, people who use drugs, people who sell sex, those who identify as transgender, those who are gay, lesbian or bi-sexual, those who struggle to or refuse to be defined and neatly parceled, those who have survived intimate partner violence, stigma, discrimination… these are the people we choose to represent, and they represent us..." Address: The Grassrooted Trust (Guarantee) Limited. 14 Pirivena Road, Mount Lavinia, Sri Lanka. Phone: +94 11 42 82 550. Email: trust@grassrooted.net. | * [http://http://grassrooted.net/ The Grassrooted Trust]: "The Grassrooted Trust was set up to provide a safe space for marginalized communities, online and in the real world. The issues we discuss and work on, the issues that drive us, have their beginning in the world of HIV.... People living with HIV, people who use drugs, people who sell sex, those who identify as transgender, those who are gay, lesbian or bi-sexual, those who struggle to or refuse to be defined and neatly parceled, those who have survived intimate partner violence, stigma, discrimination… these are the people we choose to represent, and they represent us..." Address: The Grassrooted Trust (Guarantee) Limited. 14 Pirivena Road, Mount Lavinia, Sri Lanka. Phone: +94 11 42 82 550. Email: trust@grassrooted.net. | ||
* [https://www.peaceinsight.org/conflicts/sri-lanka/peacebuilding-organisations/rural-womens-front/ Rural Women's Front (RWF)]: "Rural Women’s Front (RWF) started working in 1988 to voice the unique issues of rural women. RWF’s work draws from human rights and women’s rights, and connects women across ethno-religious and cultural divides." Address: 28C, Banawattha China Garden, Galle, Sri Lanka. Phone: (+94) 912 231 886. Email: srwfg18@sltnet.lk | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||