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In addition to the health risks, though, many insurance plans won't pay for OTC drugs, so it could mean that many others couldn't afford them.
Generic birth control pills can cost as little as $9 a month.
Then "yes" it is.
But aren't there some health risks associated with the pill? (IIRC these risks are less than the risks of pregnancy.) My question is whether women need some sort of consultation with a doctor before they take the pill. (For example, I'm sure there are still some girls who think you just take a pill when you have sex, probably even a few who think the pill will protect against STDs.)
I'm all for birth control. But I'm also entirely in favor of making sure women have all the information they need.
Where are they hiding them? Several young women I know including my own DD are all getting generic pills and they're still expensive.
BBMWhen I was on the pill (at age 19), I developed blood clots in my leg. It required three weeks of hospitalization and a year of blood thinning treatment.
I know my reaction is unusual, but I could have died if the problem was not caught in time.
I support the pill being OTC, I just hope that there is solid counselling given about risks and side effects.
When we say OTC do we mean being able to grab them off of the shelf or asking for them behind the counter?
That does make a big difference.
As much as I think all methods of birth control should be easily accessible and cheap if not free, I do think that hormonal birth control ought to be under at least the auspices of a licensed pharmacist so that mandatory counseling can be given prior to purchase.
I have had some skeery and icky side effects from the pill way in my past and combining those with the risks of stroke, blood clot and certain cancers make me believe that taking hormonal birth control MUST be done only with all the info at hand.
I know plenty of young (and not so young) women will not heed the advice and cautions given anyway, but at least some effort is in place to educate.
But on the whole, YES! Make ALL birth control OTC. .
Where are they hiding them? Several young women I know including my own DD are all getting generic pills and they're still expensive.