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Costa Rica Confirms First Case of Screwworm Infection

Tico Times - March 2, 2024

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Costa Rica’s public health system welcomes first IVF baby

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‘A long-awaited moment’: Three Costa Rican couples expecting babies thanks to IVF

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Women face difficulties in obtaining morning-after pill in Costa Rica

Costa Rica Confirms First Case of Screwworm Infection

Tico Times - March 2, 2024

The Ministry of Health and SENASA have officially confirmed the first case of screwworm infection in a person within the country.According to reports, the...

Costa Rica’s public health system welcomes first IVF baby

The Tico Times - April 19, 2020

Her birth is a milestone that follows years of struggles to legalize IVF and offer it within the Costa Rica Social Security System (CCSS, or Caja).

‘A long-awaited moment’: Three Costa Rican couples expecting babies thanks to IVF

Alejandro Zúñiga - October 11, 2019

Nine women were transferred fertilized eggs, and three are now in their 10th week of gestation.

Women face difficulties in obtaining morning-after pill in Costa Rica

The Tico Times - September 19, 2019

At a pharmacy in Cartago, the pharmacist in charge that day said that while the store had the pill, it was his decision not to sell it.

Costa Rica opens doors for in vitro fertilization

The Tico Times - June 25, 2019

It took a historic trial and years of discussions for the Costa Rican government to implement measures to ensure access to assisted reproduction methods in public health institutions.

Costa Rica welcomes first IVF baby after 16-year ban

L. Arias - March 9, 2017

The parents are from the province of Heredia who had the IVF procedure performed last June at a private hospital in San José.

Costa Rican lawmakers approve bill to ban sex with minors

L. Arias - October 26, 2016

The new law sets prison times up to six years and also bans marriage between people under 18 and between an adult and a minor.

Supreme Court backs bill to ban sex with minors

L. Arias - October 14, 2016

The Sala IV ruling will allow Costa Rican lawmakers to hold a second vote on a bill that would outlaw sex with minors.

Following legalization, just 1 clinic signed up to offer IVF

L. Arias - July 18, 2016

The executive decree reinstating the right to in vitro fertilization (IVF) in Costa Rica went into effect three months ago. But just one private clinic has applied and received authorization to perform the fertility procedure.