CHICAGO — Gov. J.B. Pritzker on Thursday signed House Bill 0135 into law, granting Illinoisans access to birth control over the counter. The legislation also expands Medicaid to cover over the ...

Although medical organizations have noted that all types of birth control pills should be available over the counter, the coalition decided to pursue a POP as the first pill to move OTC in the ...

Research for over-the-counter sales of the pill began nearly a decade ago. Hormone-based pills, like Opill, have long been the most common form of birth control in the U.S., used by tens of ...

Asked about over-the-counter birth control, the National Right to Life organization said it “does not take a stance on anything that prevents fertilization.” Susan B. Anthony Pro-Life America ...

Food and Drug Administration advisers on Wednesday unanimously recommended the agency approve the nation’s first over-the-counter birth control pill, although it’s unclear what the FDA will ...

The FDA is allowing women over-the-counter access to one brand of one form of birth control pill. But the agency should follow the advice of medical experts and let women exercise their right to ...

Requiring insurers to cover over-the-counter birth control would require a regulatory change by the federal government. Birth control pills are available without a prescription across much of ...