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FDA Approves First Non-Prescription Birth Control Pill

  • #Medicine & healthcare
  • #Birth control
  • #Pharmaceuticals
  • #United States of America
FDA Approves First Non-Prescription Birth Control Pill
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JUL 2023
Image copyright: Wikimedia Commons
story last updated FEB 2024

The Spin

Left narrative

This approval is probably 60 years overdue and should reduce barriers to access by allowing people to obtain birth control without needing to see a healthcare provider. In the wake of SCOTUS overturning Roe v. Wade, it’s important to do whatever it takes to reduce the number of unintended pregnancies. Now Perrigo must make good on its promise to make Opill affordable for whoever needs it.

Washington Post

Right narrative

This over-the-counter approval is irresponsible and dangerous. Opill has documented and potentially life-threatening side effects, and any patient with access to the drug should, at the very least, be medically evaluated for contraindications to the drug. Vulnerable people, especially teenagers, could be seriously harmed by this approval.

NCR

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Political split

LEFT

RIGHT

FDA Panel Recommends the First Over-the-Counter Birth Control Pill
TimeJUL 2023
Over the Counter Birth Control Is One Step Closer
Truth DigJUL 2023
An FDA advisory panel just greenlighted an over-the-counter birth control pill
Washington PostJUL 2023
FDA Advisers Vote in Favor of Making Popular Birth Control Pill Available Over the Counter
Democracy NowJUL 2023
Leading FDA panel unanimously votes to make birth control available over-the-counter in the US
Daily MailJUL 2023

More neutral political stance articles

What To Know About Opill —The Birth Control Pill FDA Advisors Support Making Available Over-The-Counter
ForbesJUL 2023