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In | In DC, you need a prescription to obtain most birth control, except for condoms, spermicide and a few other methods. If you're a minor (under 18 years old), you can get a prescription for birth control (no parental consent is required). However, some doctors may still inform your parents (even though they're not required to). For this reason, if you want to keep your appointment confidential, you should go to a Title X Clinic. These clinics are completely confidential, which means that your appointment and billing will be confidential. | ||
At Title X Clinics, teens and adults can receive sexual and reproductive health care. They charge on a sliding-scale basis. They may be able to give you a prescription to birth control pills, as well as condoms and sexual health counseling. If you pay for their services with family health insurance and you're a teenager, your parents may see that you visited the clinic in their bills. | At Title X Clinics, teens and adults can receive sexual and reproductive health care. They charge on a sliding-scale basis. They may be able to give you a prescription to birth control pills, as well as condoms and sexual health counseling. If you pay for their services with family health insurance and you're a teenager, your parents may see that you visited the clinic in their bills. | ||