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An Over-the-Counter Pill Isn’t Safe

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Congress wants to make oral contraceptives available sans prescription. The benefits are overwhelming —but the risks of prescribing it without screening for blood disorders are huge.

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Ever since the first FDA-approved contraception was introduced in 1960, women in need of hormonal birth control have always needed a physician’s prescription to obtain it.

In 2015, all that is about to change.

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