FDA approves Opill, the first daily birth control pill without a prescription

https://www.npr.org/2023/07/13/1187460902/opill-fda-approve-otc-birth-control-pill

The Food and Drug Administration approved a daily oral contraceptive pill for use without a prescription on Thursday, a landmark event that comes as some U.S. states have sought to restrict access to birth control and abortion.

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Jaysyn@kbin.social · 12 pts · 3y (2 replies)

Oooh, the christofascsists are gonna be so mad.

Madison_rogue@kbin.social · 7 pts · 3y (1 reply)

They will be so mad...unless SCOTUS overturns Griswold v Connecticut.

DevCat@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 3y

Since it's an over-the-counter product, there shouldn't be any problem with ordering it from relatives in the free states. Since the Postal Service is a federal department, they'd have to block mailing it at the federal level.

Horik@kbin.social · 3 pts · 3y

Best news today. Keep it coming.