Coverage dated July 12, 2023 to July 13, 2023

No-prescription birth control pill gets FDA’s nod

Headline from Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

Federal regulators on Thursday approved the nation's first over-the-counter birth control pill in a landmark decision that will soon allow American women and girls to obtain contraceptive medication as easily as they buy aspirin and eyedrops.

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  1. MedicalXpress

    First no-prescription birth control pill approved in US (opens MedicalXpress)

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    MedicalXpress's feed description

    US health authorities on Thursday approved the first over-the-counter birth control pill in the country, dramatically widening access to contraception for women in the United States where abortion rights are increasingly under assault.

  2. WTOL Toledo

    First over-the-counter birth control pill gets FDA approval (opens WTOL Toledo)

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    WTOL Toledo's feed description

    Previously all birth control pills required a prescription, though the once-a-day pills won't be available immediately.

  3. CBS News

    First over-the-counter birth control pill approved by the FDA (opens CBS News)

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    CBS News's feed description

    For the first time ever, a birth control pill will be available over-the-counter in the United States.

  4. ABC 11 Raleigh

    FDA approves 1st over-the-counter birth control pill (opens ABC 11 Raleigh)

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    ABC 11 Raleigh's feed description

    This means American women and girls can buy contraceptive medication from the same aisle as aspirin and eyedrops.

  5. WHDH Boston

    First over-the-counter birth control pill gets FDA approval - Boston News, Weather, Sports (opens WHDH Boston)

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    WHDH Boston's feed description

    WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. officials have approved the first over-the-counter birth control pill, which will let American women and girls buy contraceptive medication from the

  6. Al Jazeera

    FDA approves first over-the-counter contraceptive pill in US (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Al Jazeera's feed description

    Approval for nonprescription sales of daily birth control pill come as abortion restrictions tighten across the country.

  7. Cleveland Plain Dealer

    Over-the-counter birth control pill gets first-ever approval from FDA (opens Cleveland Plain Dealer)

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    Cleveland Plain Dealer's feed description

    The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Thursday approved sale of the birth control drug Opill without a prescription. It is the first time over-the-counter sales of a birth control drug was approved.

  8. New Hampshire Union Leader

    FDA approves first daily over-the-counter birth control pill in U.S. (opens New Hampshire Union Leader)

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    New Hampshire Union Leader's feed description

    Federal regulators Thursday approved the first over-the-counter daily birth control pill available in the United States, a milestone in decades-long efforts to make oral contraceptives easier to obtain, especially by

  9. The Daily Caller

    FDA Approves First Over-The-Counter Birth Control Pill (opens The Daily Caller)

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    The Daily Caller's feed description

    The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved the first over-the-counter birth control pill Thursday.

  10. Washington Times

    FDA approves first over-the-counter birth-control pill amid pressure over reproductive rights (opens Washington Times)

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    Washington Times's feed description

    The Food and Drug Administration approved Thursday the first over-the-counter birth-control pill as concerns about cost, health hazards and correct usage take a back seat to reproductive rights after the fall of Roe v. Wade.

  11. Los Angeles Times

    FDA approves nation's first over-the-counter birth control pill (opens Los Angeles Times)

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    Los Angeles Times's feed description

    U.S. officials approve the first over-the-counter birth control pill, a major change that will broaden access for women and teens to contraception.

  12. Talking Points Memo

    FDA Approves First Ever Over-The-Counter Birth Control Pill (opens Talking Points Memo)

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    Talking Points Memo's feed description

    The Food and Drug Administration approved the first ever over-the-counter birth control pill Thursday, a huge advancement in contraceptive accessibility amid an ever more restrictive abortion landscape.

  13. Investopedia

    FDA Approves First-Ever OTC Birth Control Pill (opens Investopedia)

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    Investopedia's feed description

    The FDA gave its approval to the first-ever over-the-counter birth control pill in the country.

  14. Iowa Capital Dispatch

    FDA approves first over-the-counter oral contraceptive (opens Iowa Capital Dispatch)

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    Iowa Capital Dispatch's feed description

    The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved the country’s first daily birth control pill that can be used without a prescription.

  15. Wall Street Journal

    FDA Approves First U.S. Over-the-Counter Birth-Control Pill (opens Wall Street Journal)

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    Wall Street Journal's feed description

    The Food and Drug Administration approved the first over-the-counter birth-control pill, significantly expanding access to contraception among women across the U.S.

  16. KRDO

    FDA approves first over-the-counter birth control pill: Colorado Springs community members react (opens KRDO)

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    KRDO's feed description

    FDA approves first over-the-counter birth control pill: Colorado Springs community members react

  17. St. Louis Post-Dispatch

    FDA approves first over-the-counter birth control pill in US (opens St. Louis Post-Dispatch)

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    St. Louis Post-Dispatch's feed description

    The daily contraceptive Opill as first approved for prescription use in 1973, and the over-the-counter approval allows people to obtain it without first seeing a health care provider.

  18. Vox

    Over-the-counter birth control is here. How much will it cost? (opens Vox)

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    Vox's feed description

    The FDA has signed off on selling a birth control pill over the counter without a prescription.

  19. Live Science

    1st over-the-counter birth control pill approved by FDA (opens Live Science)

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    Live Science's feed description

    The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved the nation's first over-the-counter birth control pill after recently being advised to do so by a panel of experts.

  20. RedState

    First Ever Over-the-Counter Birth Control Gets FDA Approval After Years of Hesitancy (opens RedState)

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    RedState's feed description

    The FDA's decision marks a big change in the birth control market, and in American policy.

  21. Glamour

    FDA Approves the First Over-the-Counter Birth Control Pill in the United States (opens Glamour)

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    Glamour's feed description

    The pill is expected to hit shelves early next year.

  22. WSVN Miami

    First over-the-counter birth control pill gets FDA approval - WSVN 7News | Miami News, Weather, Sports (opens WSVN Miami)

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    WSVN Miami's feed description

    WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal regulators on Thursday approved the nation’s first over-the-counter birth control pill in a landmark decision that will soon allow American women

  23. Bridge Michigan

    FDA approves first over-the-counter birth control, made by Grand Rapids firm (opens Bridge Michigan)

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    Bridge Michigan's feed description

    Women will no longer need a prescription from a doctor to receive birth control. The FDA approved, Opill an oral contraceptive for over-the-counter use.

  24. Fortune

    First over-the-counter birth control pill gets FDA approval and will be available early next year (opens Fortune)

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    Fortune's feed description

    Women’s health advocates hope the decision will pave the way for more over-the-counter birth control options and, eventually, for abortion pills to do the same.

  25. Wall Street Journal

    FDA Approves First Over-the-Counter Birth Control (opens Wall Street Journal)

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    Wall Street Journal's feed description

    The Food and Drug Administration approved the first over-the-counter birth-control pill, significantly expanding access to contraception among women across the U.S.

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