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|'''Contraception: Over-the-Counter'''
|condoms
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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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|'''STIs'''
|no travel restrictions; HIV-positive foreigners not deported
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|'''Menstrual Products'''
|pads, tampons, cups
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|'''Abortion Law'''
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|'''LGBTQ Laws'''
| homosexuality legal; gender change legal
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===Costs===
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===Laws & Social Stigmas===
===Laws & Social Stigmas===


In the United States, abortion has been fully legal since the Roe v. Wade Supreme Court decision (1973). As for Maryland, there are minimal restrictions. If you're over 18 years old, you can get an abortion performed by a fully licensed doctor, and only before the fetus is considered viable.<ref>[http://statelaws.findlaw.com/maryland-law/maryland-abortion-laws.html Maryland Abortion Law]</ref>
Abortion is legal in Maryland.<ref>https://www.wypr.org/wypr-news/2022-06-24/abortion-is-still-legal-in-maryland-heres-why</ref> However, there are some restrictions. If you're over 18 years old, you can get an abortion performed by a fully licensed doctor, and only before the fetus is considered viable.<ref>[http://statelaws.findlaw.com/maryland-law/maryland-abortion-laws.html Maryland Abortion Law]</ref>


If you're a minor (under 18 years old), one of your parents needs to be notified that you want to get an abortion. They don't need to consent to the abortion, but they do need to be informed. However, according to Maryland law, there are some cases when your parents don't need to be notified. This is when the minor is considered mature enough to give her own consent (we're not sure how "mature" is measured), notification would not be in the minor's best interest, notice may lead to physical or emotional abuse of the minor or if a reasonable effort to give notice has been unsuccessful. For more information on Maryland abortion laws for minors, click [https://www.plannedparenthood.org/planned-parenthood-maryland/client-resources/maryland-minor-laws here].
If you're a minor (under 18 years old), one of your parents needs to be notified that you want to get an abortion. They don't need to consent to the abortion, but they do need to be informed. However, according to Maryland law, there are some cases when your parents don't need to be notified. This is when the minor is considered mature enough to give her own consent (we're not sure how "mature" is measured), notification would not be in the minor's best interest, notice may lead to physical or emotional abuse of the minor or if a reasonable effort to give notice has been unsuccessful. For more information on Maryland abortion laws for minors, click [https://www.plannedparenthood.org/planned-parenthood-maryland/client-resources/maryland-minor-laws here].

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