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F.D.A. Approves First U.S. Over-the-Counter Birth Control Pill (www.nytimes.com)

submitted 1 year ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 year ago (10 children)

Sounds potentially dangerous. Though in the current US climate maybe less dangerous than asking a doctor for prescription.

[–] [email protected] 25 points 1 year ago

The type of pill that was approved is the progestin-only "mini pill" which has a much safer clinical profile than the more common-in-the-US combination pill that has both progestin and estrogen. This type of pill is already available OTC in over 100 other countries. The US is just really behind the curve on just about anything to do with reproductive rights and care.

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