Posted by: pinkpangea on: August 1, 2009
Emergency contraception is available without a prescription. Abortion is illegal, except in cases when the woman’s life, physical or mental health are at risk. The spouse’s consent is required. In order to perform an abortion on the grounds of mental health, fetal impairment, rape, or incest, the approval of two specialists is needed.
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Posted by: pinkpangea on: August 1, 2009
Condoms are available in most large pharmacies in Mexico, but other forms of contraception are more difficult to find. When birth control pills are available, they can be purchased without a prescription. Emergency contraception is available over the counter in clinics in Mexico, in the following brands: Alterna, Glanique, Ladiades 0.75, Ladiades 1.5, [...]
Posted by: pinkpangea on: July 27, 2009
Abortion is legal in France until the 12th week of pregnancy. After that, two doctors must certify that the abortion must be done in order to prevent permanent injury to the physical or mental health of the pregnant women, to save the woman’s life, or due to the fact that the child will suffer from [...]
Posted by: pinkpangea on: July 27, 2009
Birth control pills and condoms are available throughout Brazil. At government-run drugstores, they are free and at private drugstores, birth control pills are sold at highly subsidized costs. The morning-after pill (a pila do dia siguente) is available at pharmacies in Brazil and in metro stops in Sao Paulo, and costs about RS20.
Abortion is illegal [...]
Posted by: pinkpangea on: July 26, 2009
Abortion is currently legal upon request up until the 12th week of pregnancy, the 22nd week for social reasons, and at any point during pregnancy if the woman’s health is at risk. Contraceptives are available over the counter at pharmacies, but emergency contraceptives requires a doctor’s prescription.
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Posted by: pinkpangea on: July 26, 2009
Contraceptives are widely available in Switzerland. Oral contraceptives must be prescribed by a physician. If you need just one months suppy, a pharmacist in Switzerland will likly let you buy one months worth without a prescription (you will have to specify which birth control you take). The emergency contraceptive pill is available over the counter at local pharmacies.
Abortion [...]
Posted by: pinkpangea on: July 25, 2009
Abortions are only legal if a woman has become pregnant due to rape or incest, or if her health is at risk. Contraceptives are widely available and government hospitals provide the contraceptive pill for free, or for a donation of about five baht. But, these pills contain a high-dose of oestrogen hormone and might [...]
Posted by: pinkpangea on: July 24, 2009
Contraceptives are widely available in England. Emergency contraception is available at clinics, some hospitals, and some pharmacies (in which there may be an age limit of 16). Abortion is legal until the fetus is not capable of being born alive, which translates to the 22-23rd week of pregnancy.
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Posted by: pinkpangea on: July 23, 2009
Contraceptives are widely available in Italy. The emergency contraceptive pill is available in pharmacies and hospitals, however requires a medical prescription.
Abortion is legal however because of the high proportion of gynecologists that are conscientious objectors and the lack of hospital facilities, in some areas of Italy the delay between the issuance of a certificate for [...]
Posted by: pinkpangea on: July 23, 2009
Abortions are illegal in Egypt. If one needs an abortion while in Egypt, she may get one in neighboring Israel. While condoms, tampons, and pads are sold in Egypt, they are not easy to come by everywhere and in places where they are sold, they tend to be very expensive.
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