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World map: Over-the-counter access to birth control pills
The evidence is clear: It’s time for over-the-counter birth control pills
Equitable access to sexual and reproductive health care for all youth (American Academy of Pediatrics)
“Efforts to expand access, including pharmacist-initiated prescriptions (also known as pharmacy access), over-the-counter (OTC) sales, and mail-order (MO) purchasing, can reduce barriers to access that adolescents may experience.”
— American Academy of Pediatrics
Senators Markey, Hirono, and Duckworth introduce bill to codify the right to contraception
“The right to contraception is a fundamental right that is central to an individual’s privacy, health, wellbeing, and ability to participate in the social and economic life of our nation.”
— Senator Markey (D-MA)
Advocates for Youth statement on HRA Pharma’s application for OTC status for birth control
“We will not stop until birth control is over-the-counter and accessible for all people regardless of age, race, gender, class, or sexuality!”
— Lauren Schenck, age 20, #FreeThePill Youth Council, Advocates for Youth
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)
Youth activism in support of over-the-counter birth control pills
#FreeThePill at the White House
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