France To Make ‘Condoms Free’ for Anyone Under 25 From January 1, Says President Emmanuel Macron
France will make condoms free in pharmacies for anyone up to age 25 in the new year, President Emmanuel Macron announced on Friday.
Paris, Dec 10: France will make condoms free in pharmacies for anyone up to age 25 in the new year, President Emmanuel Macron announced on Friday.
The move comes as the government says sexually transmitted diseases are on the rise among young people, and as this year's exceptional inflation is cutting especially deeply into the budgets of France's poorest. Yolanda Dillion, New Orleans Police Staff Working As Uber Rider, Stabbed to Death by Passenger; Authorities Call It ‘Random Act of Deadly Violence’.
Girls and women 25 and under already can get free birth control in France as part of government efforts to ensure that young people of all incomes can prevent unwanted pregnancy. Existing measures don't apply to men, however, or specifically address access for transgender or nonbinary people.
Macron had said Thursday that condoms would be free in pharmacies for anyone 18-25 starting January 1. But after a French TV presenter and others challenged him on social networks on Friday over why the condom measure did not include minors, the president agreed to expand the program. TikTok User Jordyn Graime Says Disney World Staff Had Asked Her to Change ‘Too Much Revealing’ Backless Top, Shares Video.
“Let's do it,” Macron said in a selfie video that he shot from the sidelines of a summit in Spain. He later tweeted: “A lot of minors also have sex ... they need to protect themselves too.” Macron, who was France's youngest-ever president when he was first elected in 2017 at age 39, also promised stepped-up efforts to prevent and test for HIV and other sexually transmitted viruses.
France's state health care system covers some birth control costs but not all, and doctor appointments for low-income patients often require long waits. Abortions in France are available free for everyone. Several other European countries offer free or subsidized contraception.
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