European country provides free contraceptives

Free contraceptives for women between the ages of 18 and 25 came into effect today, Saturday, in France, with the aim of curbing the "regression" observed by the authorities, with an estimated three million young women concerned.

French Health Minister Olivier Veran announced this measure last September, noting a "regression" in the use of contraceptives by young women, attributing this primarily to "financial reasons".

The same reality was also noted by the spokeswoman of the French feminist association En avant tous, Louise Delavier, who said in a statement to AFP that "women between the ages of eighteen and twenty-five are at great risk, given that they lose many rights compared to the stage in which they were minors and economically unable."

In France, contraceptives are free of charge for minors.

The Ministry of Health stated that the coverage will be complete for one consultation per year with a doctor or midwife, and for the related biological examinations, as well as for the protection methods themselves, such as some pills, the contraceptive implant, the coil, the diaphragm, and emergency hormonal methods.

In 2020, France ranked second after Belgium in the ranking of the European Parliamentary Forum on Sexual and Reproductive Rights, which assesses the degree of "access to modern, effective and affordable contraceptives" in Europe.

The forum noted that "35 percent of pregnancies in Europe are unplanned, although about 60 percent of European women of childbearing age use some form of contraception."

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