Resource Library

From publications to webinars to research and more, our library of resources is your go-to place for information on over-the-counter (OTC) birth control pills. Learn more about why Free the Pill is working to get the pill on the shelf in the United States, understand how the Rx-to-OTC switch process works and what the data supports, and get the facts on when this could become a reality.  

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Featured resources

Featured
Publications and Reports, Legislation and Policies
State-level checklist for OTC birth control coverage
Publications and Reports, Legislation and Policies
Publications and Reports, Legislation and Policies
Publications and Reports, Legislation and Policies
Free the pill and cover it, too: Strategies for making OTC birth control coverage work in the real world
Publications and Reports, Legislation and Policies
Publications and Reports, Legislation and Policies
Publications and Reports
OTC progestin-only birth control pills for transgender, nonbinary, and gender-expansive users
Publications and Reports
Publications and Reports
Charts and Maps, Publications and Reports
Birth control pills, emergency contraceptive pills, and abortion pills: What’s the difference?
Charts and Maps, Publications and Reports
Charts and Maps, Publications and Reports
Publications and Reports
How we got here: A timeline of the movement to free the pill
Publications and Reports
Publications and Reports
Publications and Reports
States with over-the-counter contraceptive coverage laws
Publications and Reports
Publications and Reports
Charts and Maps
Prescription access vs. Over-the-counter access: What’s the difference?
Charts and Maps
Charts and Maps
Publications and Reports
Priorities to support over-the-counter birth control pill affordability and access
Publications and Reports
Publications and Reports
Webinars
We freed the pill: The history of the coalition behind the first-ever OTC birth control pill in the US
Webinars
Webinars
Publications and Reports
Ensuring affordability of over-the-counter birth control pills
Publications and Reports
Publications and Reports
Publications and Reports
Frequently asked questions about Opill
Publications and Reports
Publications and Reports
Webinars
Centering the voices of transgender, nonbinary, gender expansive, and BIPOC communities
Webinars
Webinars
Publications and Reports, Research
The evidence supports over-the-counter access to progestin-only pills: A research summary
Publications and Reports, Research
Publications and Reports, Research
Charts and Maps
Where can I get birth control pills online?
Charts and Maps
Charts and Maps
Publications and Reports
Ensuring young people’s access to future over-the-counter birth control pills
Publications and Reports
Publications and Reports
Charts and Maps
World map: Over-the-counter access to birth control pills
Charts and Maps
Charts and Maps
Webinars
Acknowledging Puerto Rican women: The journey to free the pill from its past
Webinars
Webinars