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FDA approves Opill, the first daily birth control pill without a prescription (www.npr.org)

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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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[–] [email protected] 12 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Oooh, the christofascsists are gonna be so mad.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago (1 children)

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

[–] DevCat 3 points 1 year ago

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.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

Best news today. Keep it coming.