Governor Gretchen Whitmer called on President Biden to make birth control available over the counter without a prescription, knocking down a costly barrier to accessing essential medication.
This follows a new application with the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) by HRA Pharma to make birth control available over the counter.
“We all need to get creative and use every tool in our toolbox to protect reproductive freedom in Michigan and across the United States,” said Governor Whitmer. “Today, I sent a letter to President Biden urging federal action to make birth control available over the counter, without a prescription. Getting this done would knock down the most costly, time-consuming barrier to obtaining birth control. In the wake of the overturn of Roe v Wade, we must pull out all the stops to make it easier and more affordable for everyone to secure contraception and take bold steps to protect women by ensuring that health—not politics—guides medical decisions. Let’s work together so women have control over their own bodies.”
The letter can be viewed here.
Over the Counter Birth Control
For too many women, the need to get a prescription to obtain contraceptives creates another barrier to access. That barrier persists even though there is overwhelming evidence that birth control is safe and effective. Meanwhile, the continued prescription requirement endangers the reproductive freedom of millions of people, including 2.2 million Michigan women of reproductive age.
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