Ministry of health to cease funding for eight brands of birth control pill
Thursday, July 11, 2013 @ 5:48 PM
EIGHT different types of contraceptive pill will no longer be financed by the Spanish government from August 1, meaning women who use them will have to pay full price to do so even with a prescription.
The ministry of health, led by Ana Mato, says the pills in question do not provide any other health benefits besides those of birth control – such as hormone or menstrual cycle regulation – and that there are plenty of other contraceptive drugs on the market which are 'tried and tested' and can be used instead.
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