00:00Where in the EU is it easiest to access contraceptives?
00:08France, Portugal, Luxembourg and Belgium top the list of EU countries with the best access to contraceptives for the second
00:15year in a row.
00:16On the other hand, Slovakia, Hungary and Poland are the EU countries at the bottom of the ranking.
00:22This is according to the European Parliamentary Forum for Sexual and Reproductive Rights.
00:26In the past five years, the overall context around contraception in Europe has changed significantly with the rise of pronatalist
00:34policy agendas and changes in reproductive health care.
00:38There is a persistent east-west divide when it comes to access to contraception in Europe.
00:42Eastern European countries tend to sit at the lower end of the spectrum due to restrictive policies and a lack
00:49of support for contraceptive access.
00:51Western countries at the top of the ranking, meanwhile, provide postpartum contraception after childbirth, something that the low-ranking Eastern
00:59European countries lack.
01:01Fifteen EU countries cover contraceptives in their national health system, including long-acting reversible contraception such as IUDs and implants.
01:10Ten EU countries provide a special cover of contraceptives for vulnerable groups like the unemployed and those with a low
01:18income, while Denmark, Germany and Italy only provide it in certain regions.
01:23Online information on contraception is available on government-supported websites in 16 EU countries.
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