CONDOMS WILL SOON BE FREE FOR 18-25-YEAR-OLDS IN FRANCE -MACRON

Fri 09 December 2022:

The availability of condoms for those between the ages of 18 and 25 will soon be made free, according to French President Emmanuel Macron, who made the announcement on Thursday (December 8).

The step is being taken to stop the spread of sexually transmitted illnesses and prevent unintended pregnancies (STDs). Macron was speaking to children during a discussion about health in Fontaine-le-Comte, a western French suburb of Poitiers.

“It’s a small revolution for contraception,” he said.

The plan to make condoms available for free follows the one that began to offer free birth control to all women under 25 years of age. In doing this, a scheme targeting under-18s was expanded to ensure that young women did not stop taking contraception just because they could not afford it.

In France, condoms are already reimbursed by national healthcare system if they are prescribed by a doctor or midwife.

On sexual education overall, “we are not very good on this subject. The reality is very, very different from the theory. It’s an area where we need to much better educate our teachers”, Macron said.

SOURCE: INDEPENDENT PRESS AND NEWS AGENCIES

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