Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs (D) has expanded access to over-the-counter birth control that will “soon be available to Arizonans,” according to a press release. Arizonans 18 and older will soon be able to go to their local pharmacy and purchase oral contraceptives without a doctor’s prescription. Hobbs, in announcing the move Thursday, called reproductive freedom…
Anyone smarter than me able to tell me if state governors/governments have the authority to allow this before the FDA? Last I heard a non-script birth control was still in the pipeline to be sold over the counter.
"Birth control medication is already available over-the-counter in Oregon, California and Washington, D.C. More than 20 states have statutes that allow pharmacies to dispense FDA-approved hormonal contraceptives without the need for a prescription, per a statement from the Arizona Department of Health Services.
At the federal level, the Food and Drug Administration has endorsed the over-the-counter drug Opill, saying the risks of unintended pregnancy far outweighed any risks associated with the drug."
Apparently it’s already OK’ed by the FDA. I did not know this prior.