Update: Last week, the American Medical Association passed a resolution in support of removing the prescription requirement on birth control pills, and encouraging the FDA to approve over-the-counter access without an age restriction.
statement of purpose
focuses in particular on how the prescription requirement for hormonal contraception is a barrier for some people, including those who lack health insurance as well as those who are insured but face other obstacles such as difficulties getting to a health facility or expenses related to taking time off from work for a clinic visit.
Other organizations have created their own statements, such as The National Congress of American Indians that has passed a supporting over-the-counter access to birth control pills that are affordable, covered by insurance and available to people of all ages within Indian Health Service facilities. Ibis has partnered with Advocates for Youth to create a #FreeThePill Youth Council made up of youth activists from across the country who are working in their communities to bring birth control over-the-counter, covered by insurance with no age-restriction. They offer a, where you can look around a pharmacy set in the future , move through the store and explore your options for buying birth control. While you’re there, you can listen to Free the Pill Radio and hear a birth control anthem.
“Bringing the birth control pill over-the-counter would enable more people to use the pill consistently and correctly, thereby helping to prevent unintended pregnancies in the US and allowing young people the ability to live their lives on their own terms,” said the letter. “Young people are tired of jumping through hoops to access the contraception they need, and the science shows that the pill is safe and effective and current barriers point to the need to move it over-the-counter.
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