The Food and Drug Administration on Thursday approved a birth control pill to be sold without a prescription for the first time in the United States, a milestone that could significantly expand access to contraception.

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    1 year ago

    This is great, but christofascist-run states are just going to either straight outlaw it, or enact some kind of requirements making it virtually impossible to obtain anyway. A med being over the counter doesn’t stop them from making it legally or at least practically unavailable.

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      1 year ago

      OTC means you could buy more than you need to give to someone else. If it just happens to end up in a state that banned it, then oh well I guess. Not my problem.