Table 3.

Potential opportunities to strengthen in Paraguay’s Contraception Legislation

Accessibility of contraceptive information and services (3):

Provide information about contraception within HIV testing, treatment and care (3.5)

Include mobile outreach services to reduce geographical barriers (3.8)

Explicitly state that adolescents do not need a third party authorization (3.9) (3.10)

Ensure acceptability (4), quality (5), and accountability (9) of contraceptive information and services:

Provide follow up services to manage contraceptive side effects (4.2)

Extend the provision of long-acting reversible contraception and removal (5.2)

Include monitoring and evaluation of programs to ensure quality and respect for human rights (9.1)

Identify best practices to ensure consistent contraceptive availability and prevent stock-outs (9.2)

Provide supervision of health-care personnel delivering services (5.3)

Promote community and adolescent participation in contraceptive programs and services: (8)

Explicitly include migrant, indigenous, poor and rural populations (8.1)

Involve adolescents and the community in different aspects of the contraceptive program (8.1)