The era of requiring a prescription to obtain the birth control pill may be approaching its end.
Earlier this month, advisers to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) voted unanimously in support of making Opill, a birth-control pill that was first approved by the FDA in 1973, available over-the-counter. The move would be significant, not only as an option for birth control as abortion restrictions are taking hold across the country, but also because it's a move that "Free the Pill" advocates and organizations like the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) have long advocated for and supported.
