Family planning services for refugees Iran seeks compensation in the amount of USD 15,501 for contraceptive services it provided to refugees in five provinces, including birth control pills, condoms, intrauterine devices, vasectomies and tubal ligations.

Efforts were being made to make family planning services available, but contraceptive prevalence was still very low.

It calls on the State party to improve the availability of sexual and reproductive health services, including family planning, also with the aim of preventing clandestine abortions, and to make available, without requiring the permission of the husband, contraceptive services to women and girls.

And, in fact, among people who know some contraceptive methods better, do also know some traditional ones.

Contraceptive use 5 per cent

9.2.1 Prohibition of dismissal on the grounds of pregnancy

The Cairo and Beijing principles strongly oppose compulsory population goals, involving either conception or contraception.

Under a special programme entitled Friendly Health Care Services for Young People , developed by the Ministry of Health, health care centres sponsored special educational and information activities to help young people to prevent unwanted pregnancies and choose appropriate forms of contraception.

Whilst pregnancies and childbirth are women's experiences, men take a predominant role in restricting the use of contraceptives.

The fertility rate is declining and contraceptive use is increasing.

This high rate of non use of contraceptives was attributed to several factors including the fact that many young people expressed feelings of shame and discomfort in asking for contraception.

Ms. Luddy (Ireland) said that the Crisis Pregnancy Agency was relatively new but quite active and productive in providing access to reproductive health services for women, which covered contraception, prenatal care, pregnancy and postnatal care, but not abortion.

12.17 Contraceptive use since 1992 has increased.

Contraceptive use, by area, 1998 2001

Did you know that men who regularly take the birth control pill don't get pregnant?

Several measures have therefore been taken to help prevent unwanted pregnancies.

At the same time, increased educational opportunities for girls and women, and low cost contraceptives provided by family planning services, would empower them to marry later and have fewer children.

The Panel further finds that the number of refugees to whom Iran claims to have provided contraceptive services is consistent with the refugee population between the ages of 15 and 49, and that the costs claimed are reasonable.

Prenatal healthcare services during pregnancy, and post natal care are free of charge.

64 69, banning contraception, had been replaced in 2000 by Act No. 01 2000 liberalizing access to contraception.

But such services must not shy away from promoting and providing modern contraceptive methods to avoid unwanted pregnancies.

To spread information about family planning, premature pregnancy, contraceptive methods and other issues.

Most of the visits, however, are connected with the wish to obtain contraceptives.

There are no precise and systematic data about the use of contraceptives in Estonia.

Similarly the percentage of couples becoming aware of contraceptive methods and practicing has also registered an increase.

An estimated 220 million women in the developing world say that they want to prevent pregnancy, but lack either knowledge of, or access to, effective contraception.

The Committee is concerned at the high incidence of teenage pregnancies, the inadequate reproductive health services and at the lack of mental health services for adolescents.

Unmet demand for contraceptives stands at 21.4 per cent.

Instructions on contraception were given, as well as instruction on hygiene rules and family planning.

For its fulfilment, the accessibility of information and the availability of contraceptives are essential preconditions.

Primary health care services had been improved, maternal and infant mortality had declined and the use of modern contraceptives had increased.

Men must assume their responsibility for unwanted pregnancies and must participate fully in family planning and contraception.

Poor families lack access to contraception and family planning.

The knowledge of Mozambicans concerning modern and traditional contraceptive methods is very low, both in women and men.

The current contraceptive prevalence rate was 42.3 per cent, also indicating an improvement.

The Family Planning Union and various non governmental organisations promote the use of modern high quality methods of contraception and act with the aim of making contraceptives available for the public at large.

With regard to family planning, there was a very low usage of contraceptives, at just 11 per cent. Act No.

There still does not exist any legislative regulation concerning distribution of contraceptives by insurance funds.

As a result, there had been a significant increase in the use of contraceptives and in the number of hospital births. The birth rate had also fallen significantly.

The basic finding is that the contraceptive prevalence rate is lower among rural women compared to urban women.

The Committee is concerned at the lack of adolescent health services and the large number of teenage pregnancies.

Information on how much contraceptive information was provided to adolescents to reduce teen pregnancy and on the rate of illegal abortions would be welcome.

Even on issues like contraception and abortion, women s positions are sometimes influenced by conflicting assessments.

The increasing use of contraceptives will also lessen the numbers of women who become pregnant against their wishes.

Abortion could not be treated simply as a readily available after the fact method of contraception.