France will make access to birth control free for women aged up to 25 years old from January 1 onwards, in a new measure that will cost the state 21 million euros ($24.8 million) per year, French Health Minister Olivier Veran said on Thursday.
The policy announcement comes as President Emmanuel Macron's government prepares for the 2022 election campaign.
"There is a decline in contraception use among some young women and it is mainly for financial reasons," Veran told France 2 television. "It is unbearable that women cannot protect themselves, cannot have access to contraception if they want to make that choice because it is too expensive," he added.Reporting by Dominique Vidalon; Editing by Sudip Kar-GuptaSubscribe for our daily curated newsletter to receive the latest exclusive Reuters coverage delivered to your inbox.
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