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'''OVERVIEW'''
'''OVERVIEW'''


In Taiwan, you can purchase birth control pills without a prescription at pharmacies. While you need a prescription for emergency contraception (the morning after pill), you can use regular birth control as replacement ECPs. For more information on how to do this, you can visit the "Emergency Contraception (The Morning After Pill)" below. Regarding STIs, there are no travel restrictions related HIV status, and if you're a foreigner who tests HIV-positive, you will not be deported from Taiwan. If you are interested in getting an STI test, we have also found some recommended and LGBTQ-friendly testing services. You can find pads and tampons in Taiwan, although pads are generally more common than tampons. If you would like to buy a menstrual cup, the product is generally new to Taiwan, however some brands are either forming in Taiwan or shipping to Taiwan. Abortion is legal in some cases, as detailed in the "Abortion" section below. The "abortion pill" is available in Taiwan upon prescription (if one qualifies for the medication).
In Taiwan, you will find a rather progressive cultural climate with many health care options. You can purchase birth control pills without a prescription at pharmacies. While you need a prescription for emergency contraception (the morning after pill), you can use regular birth control as replacement ECPs. For more information on how to do this, you can visit the "Emergency Contraception (The Morning After Pill)" below. Regarding STIs, there are no travel restrictions related HIV status, and if you're a foreigner who tests HIV-positive, you will not be deported from Taiwan. If you are interested in getting an STI test, we have also found some recommended and LGBTQ-friendly testing services. You can find pads and tampons in Taiwan, although pads are generally more common than tampons. If you would like to buy a menstrual cup, the product is generally new to Taiwan, however some brands are either forming in Taiwan or shipping to Taiwan. Abortion is legal in some cases, as detailed in the "Abortion" section below. The "abortion pill" is available in Taiwan upon prescription (if one qualifies for the medication).


==Generalities==
==Generalities==
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==Medications & Vaccines==
==Medications & Vaccines==
[[File:Taiwan pharmacy.jpg|400px | thumb|left|'''Pharmacy in Taiwan''']]


===Laws & Social Stigmas===
===Laws & Social Stigmas===
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==List of Additional Resources==
==List of Additional Resources==


* [https://www.mohw.gov.tw/mp-2.html Ministry of Health & Welfare - Taiwan]
* For information on the status of LGBTQ rights in Taiwan, click [http://www.equaldex.com/region/taiwan here].
* For information on the status of LGBTQ rights in Taiwan, click [http://www.equaldex.com/region/taiwan here].
* [http://www.awakening.org.tw/chhtml/index.asp Awakening]: This is a Taiwanese feminist organization.  
* [http://www.awakening.org.tw/chhtml/index.asp Awakening]: This is a Taiwanese feminist organization.  
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