{"id":351973,"date":"2016-04-04T11:02:46","date_gmt":"2016-04-04T16:02:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/content.findlaw-admin.com\/ability-law\/family\/reproductive-rights\/birth-control.html"},"modified":"2024-12-12T14:58:00","modified_gmt":"2024-12-12T19:58:00","slug":"birth-control","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.findlaw.com\/family\/reproductive-rights\/birth-control.html","title":{"rendered":"Accessing Birth Control"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Accessing Birth Control<\/h1>\n
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\n By Natalie Moritz<\/a> | Legally reviewed by Aisha Success, Esq.<\/a>\n | Last updated\n
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Understanding your rights to birth control is key to making informed reproductive health decisions. Knowing the legal protections and resources available can help you better advocate for your health care needs. The law allows you to access some birth control methods without seeing a doctor in person. Some methods of contraception are also available without a prescription.<\/p>\n\n <\/div>\n\n

Birth control<\/a> refers to any method used to prevent a pregnancy. There are many forms of birth control, including:<\/p>\n