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      Over-the-Counter Birth Control Would Be a Game Changer

      Legalizing Opill won’t undo the ongoing GOP assault on reproductive freedom, but it could be a vital lifeline

      Sonali Kolhatkar
      May 22, 2023

      A federal advisory committee has unanimously recommended that the Food and Drug Administration allow the sale of Opill, an over-the-counter birth control pill.

      Coming amid a widespread assault on reproductive health care, this could be a game-changer.

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      After Panel Recommendation, Groups Say FDA Must Approve OTC Birth Control 'Without Delay'

      "Every day we wait is another day longer where barriers remain in place, preventing people from getting access to the contraceptive care they want and need," said one leading OTC birth control advocacy coalition.

      Julia Conley
      May 11, 2023

      Reproductive rights groups on Wednesday called on the Food and Drug Administration to approve a birth control pill for over-the-counter use "without any further delay" after an advisory panel unanimously recommended permitting use of the medication without a prescription—two decades after advocates first began campaigning on the issue.

      A joint advisory committee voted 17-0 in favor of offering OPill, which was first approved for prescription use 50 years ago, without a prescription after hearing from public health analysts and scientists. Concerns that some FDA scientists raised about patients failing to take birth control correctly unless they were provided the pills by a medical professional were outweighed by the benefits, the panel found.

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      'Tip of the Iceberg': Thomas Says Court Should Reconsider Marriage Equality, Right to Contraception

      "It is clear he and the court's majority have no respect for other precedents that have been won in recent decades," said Rep. Pramila Jayapal.

      Julia Conley
      Jun 24, 2022

      U.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas made clear in his concurring opinion regarding the overturning of Roe v. Wade that the high court has no intention of stopping its rollback of Americans' rights, naming cases that centered on marriage equality and the right to obtain contraception as previous rulings that should be revisited.

      "This Supreme Court is out of touch with the American people and increasingly suffers a legitimacy crisis."

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