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AMA urges FDA to make oral contraceptive available over-the-counter
“Providing patients with OTC access to the birth control pill is an easy call from a public health perspective as the health risks of pregnancy vastly outweigh those of oral contraceptive use.”
— David H. Aizuss, MD, American Medical Association Board Member
Murray, Pressley, Ocasio-Cortez, Bera, Hirono, Cortez Masto unveil bill to expand affordable over-the-counter birth control
“The Affordability is Access Act would ensure that once the FDA determines an over-the-counter birth control option to be safe, it approves it without delay—and would ensure that insurers then fully cover over-the-counter birth control without any out-of-pocket costs.”
— Sen. Murray (D-WA), Rep. Pressley (D-MA-07), Rep. Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY-14), Rep. Bera (D-CA-07), Sen. Hirono (D-HI), and Sen. Cortez Masto (D-NV)
Letter from OCs OTC Working Group to FDA Commissioner Dr. Robert M. Califf
“The potential benefits here are enormous and have been documented through decades of research and data on the benefits of birth control access for all… The public support reflects the benefits of access as well: seventy percent of women of reproductive age are in favor of making birth control available over the counter without a prescription.”
— Oral Contraceptives (OCs) Over-the-Counter (OTC) Working Group
Letter from Pro-Choice Caucus to FDA Commissioner Dr. Robert M. Califf
“Despite decades of proven safety and effectiveness, people still face immense barriers to getting birth control due to systemic inequities in our healthcare system… FDA has an important role to play in removing unnecessary barriers to provide individuals greater control over their reproductive lives and health.”
— Pro-Choice Caucus, United States House of Representatives
Ensuring access to over-the-counter contraception for American Indian and Alaska Native women
“NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the National Congress of American Indians (NCAI) supports AI/AN access to over-the-counter birth control pill that’s affordable, covered by insurance, and provided within the Indian Health system...”
— National Congress of American Indians
Over-the-counter access to hormonal contraception: ACOG committee opinion, number 788
“…over-the-counter access to hormonal contraception should be the ultimate goal. The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists supports over-the-counter access to hormonal contraception without age restrictions.”
— American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists
American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP) policies: Over-the-counter oral contraceptives
“The AAFP supports over-the-counter access to oral contraception without a prescription… The AAFP supports insurance coverage of oral contraceptives regardless of prescription status in all insurance plans.”
— American Academy of Family Physicians
American Academy of Family Physicians resolution: No 501
“RESOLVED, That the American Academy of Family Physicians write to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to encourage that adolescents, regardless of age, be included in the over-the-counter (OTC) oral contraceptives studies required by the FDA (e.g., label comprehension study, actual use study) to determine whether OTC access is appropriate for this population.”
— Congress of Delegates, American Academy of Family Physicians
An opinion statement of the Women's Health Practice and Research Network of the American College of Clinical Pharmacy
“Available literature demonstrates that women can self-screen for contraindications to oral contraceptives and can do this as well as clinicians, and experience with OTC emergency contraception suggests that OTC oral contraceptives would not increase sexual risk-taking behavior.”
— American College of Clinical Pharmacy
American Public Health Association: Policy 20111
“A growing body of evidence suggests that women could safely use oral contraceptives if they were available over the counter and that contraceptive uptake and continuation might increase if this method were available directly in a pharmacy.”
— American Public Health Association