Availability Of OTC Oral Contraceptives Would Reduce Number Of Unplanned Pregnancies.

a study published Feb. 27 in the journal Conception suggests that “the number of unplanned pregnancies among low-income women could fall by as much as 25 percent if birth control pills were available without prescriptions.” Currently, oral contraceptives are “not available without permission from a doctor, per the Food and Drug Administration’s rules.” Were women able to buy oral contraceptives over the counter, “however, the rate of unintended pregnancies would fall between 7 and 25 percent, depending on the cost of the medications,” according to the study. http://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/234127-study-over-the-counter-birth-control-could-reduce-unplanned-pregnancies-by