How the Birth Control Pill Got Over the Counter

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Last week, for the first time in U.S. history, federal regulators approved the sale of a birth control pill without a prescription.

Pam Belluck, a health and science correspondent for The Times, explains why, after decades of brutal battles over contraception, this decision played out so differently.

Guest: Pam Belluck (https://www.nytimes.com/by/pam-belluck), a health and science correspondent for The New York Times.

Background reading:


The F.D.A. approved a birth control pill to be sold without a prescription for the first time in the United States, a milestone that could significantly expand access to contraception. (https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/13/health/otc-birth-control-pill.html)
Here’s how women reacted to the news (https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/14/well/live/opill-birth-control-over-the-counter.html?searchResultPosition=1).
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