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Bishop Urges FDA to Reject Recommendation to Make Birth Control Pill Available Over the Counter

May 15, 2023

A U.S. bishop said the Federal Drug Administration should reject a unanimous vote by a panel of advisers May 10 recommending that it allow a birth control pill to be sold over the counter without a doctor’s prescription.

FDA Panel Backs Over-the-Counter Birth Control Sales

May 11, 2023

An advisory panel of the Food and Drug Administration voted unanimously on May 10 to recommend that a birth control pill be sold in the U.S. without a doctor’s prescription.

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