Should the Pill Be Available Without a Prescription?
#spacer{clear:left}#abc #sidebar{margin-top:1.5em}zSB(3,3) Given that menstruation and wanting to prevent pregnancy are not diseases and since the birth control pill is not a dangerous medicine, do women really need to obtain a prescription to purchase the pill? Basically, there is no real risk of drug abuse, an overdose is more likely to result in vomiting than any kind of high, and most of the side effects are not serious. This leads many to argue whether or not the government has a legitimate role in imposing on women the added cost associated by maintaining the pill’s prescription status. Studies done by the Institute For Womens Policy Research reveal that making birth control pills available over-the-counter (OTC) would dramatical
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