The government had noticed a decline in the use of contraceptives among “a certain number of young women,” he said. Family planning clinics and women in France welcomed the new measure, with some saying they hoped for even more coverage. Some women in France said Thursday afternoon that they did not even know about the measure, which was announced on a morning breakfast show. Under the new measure all contraceptive costs for women under 25 would be reimbursed, the health ministry said. Younger women under 30 in particular are more often choosing condoms or long-acting reproductive contraceptives, such as IUDs, over oral contraceptives, according to a 2016 survey of 4,315 women from Public Health France.

Source: bd News24 September 10, 2021 07:30 UTC