Sexual and Reproductive Health Rights

• At age 12, you have the right to choose your own health care provider for sexual and reproductive health care, as long as the provider is covered by your Medi-Cal or other approved insurance.
• Your caregiver, group home, or social worker must help you with transportation to get reproductive and sexual health care services in a timely manner.
• You can get out of school to attend confidential medical appointments.

• Your doctor cannot share this information with your parents, caregivers, group home, social worker, or probation officer without your written consent. There are a few small exceptions.
• An important exception is if your doctor believes you are in danger, are a danger to someone else, or have been a victim of abuse or assault, the doctor is required to make a report so that they can get you help.
• You have the right to ask your doctor to explain “privacy” to you and who can and cannot get your medical information before you get any health care.

You can get the following healthcare at any age:

• Female or male birth control or protection
• Pregnancy testing and prenatal (pregnancy) care
• Abortion
• Health care you need because of a rape or sexual assault

• Including, but not limited to: a. Condoms, including the female condom b. Diaphragm c. Birth control patch, pill, ring, or shot d. Spermicide e. Dental dam f. Emergency contraception (morning after pill) g. Medications to prevent sexually transmitted infections h. Intrauterine Device (IUD) or Implant i. Medications to treat or prevent HIV such as Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) or Post-Exposure Prophylaxis (PEP)
• You have the right to keep your personal items, like birth control, in your own private storage space. Condoms or other protection, or birth control cannot be taken away from you as a punishment or due to your caregiver’s religious beliefs or personal feelings. You have the right to be free from unreasonable searches of your belongings.

• You have the right to any Health care you need because of a rape or sexual assault, at any age.

• You have the right to

1. Health care to prevent sexually transmitted infections (STIs) and HIV, at age 12 or older, and
2. Testing and treatment for STIs and HIV, at age 12 years or olde