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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]One way to do this is to support the BC Pill being a behind-the-counter medication, like Sudafed. Right now, in order to get the pill, I have to schedule an appointment with my doctor, have a vaginal exam, pay for this appointment and exam, and then go get my prescription and pay for that. As a professional woman with transportation, I have the ability to take off work, drive to my appointments and the pharmacy, and pay for all of this. But I can buy tylenol over the counter without even the pharmacist reminding me to be very careful about overdosing. There's no reason a quick pharmacist reminder about smoking, antibiotics, etc, wouldn't be perfectly sufficient so I could get the BC pill just by going to the pharmacy. More states are moving in this direction, but the gatekeeping required for all female-oriented birth control is still ridiculously paternalistic.

I have recently been reminded about how difficult this is because my 16 yo DD wants to try the pill, and her pediatrician wouldn't prescribe it. I was required to find a gyn practice that was accepting new patients, make an appointment (that was 3 months from the time I was making the appointment because that was their first new patient appointment available), etc. And yet she can go to the drug store and buy tylenol for herself, whenever she wants.[/quote]
Curiously, I think the actual health concerns (not the paternalistic ones) with the Pill are for its older users as that’s when clots become more likely. [/quote]

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