<p>The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) received its first application for an over-the-counter birth control pill on Monday.</p>
<p>The application comes just weeks after the Supreme Court&#8217;s ruling overturned <em>Roe v. Wade, </em>which has some critics concerned about access to contraceptives.</p>
<p>The company behind the application, HRA Pharma, a Perrigo Company, seeks to become the first daily birth control pill available in the U.S. without a prescription.</p>
<p>&#8220;This historic application marks a groundbreaking moment in contraceptive access and reproductive equity in the U.S.,&#8221; <a href="https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/perrigos-hra-pharma-submits-application-to-fda-for-first-ever-otc-birth-control-pill-301583602.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> Frédérique Welgryn, Chief Strategic Operations and Innovation Officer at HRA Pharma, in a statement. &#8220;More than 60 years ago, prescription birth control pills in the U.S. empowered women to plan if and when they want to get pregnant. Moving a safe and effective prescription birth control pill to OTC will help even more women and people access contraception without facing unnecessary barriers.&#8221;</p>
<p>The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists has supported the move to make birth control available over-the-counter in <a href="https://www.acog.org/clinical/clinical-guidance/committee-opinion/articles/2019/10/over-the-counter-access-to-hormonal-contraception" target="_blank" rel="noopener">its research</a>, citing barriers to access as a reason for inconsistent or non-use of birth control pills.</p>
<p><a href="https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/26666711/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">According to</a> the National Library of Medicine in a 2016 study, 29% of American women who had ever tried to get a prescription for birth control reported a problem with obtaining a prescription or refills of birth control pills. The percentage was higher among those who were uninsured and Spanish-speaking women in the study.</p>
<p>Despite the push by the company to provide the new over-the-counter option, experts don&#8217;t expect any change to occur immediately. Most FDA approvals take more than a year. In addition, if approved, the access would only include HRA Pharm&#8217;s Opill pill.</p>
<p>In March, more than 50 members of the House&#8217;s Pro-Choice Caucus also sent a letter urging the FDA to review over-the-counter applications for birth control pills right away.</p>
<p>“This is a critical issue for reproductive health, rights, and justice,” the lawmakers <a href="https://pressley.house.gov/sites/pressley.house.gov/files/PCC%20OTC%20letter.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">wrote</a> in the letter led by Reps. Ayanna Pressley (D-MA), Barbara Lee (D-CA), Diana DeGette (D-CO), and Judy Chu (D-CA). “We ask for your ongoing commitment to advance public health and follow the science and data in all decisions, including the timely review of the oral contraception applications.”</p>
<p>The push for increased options for birth control pills is one of the multiple areas of emphasis following the recent Supreme Court abortion ruling. Despite a push by some on the left that have <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/activists-launch-panicked-social-media-campaign-after-roe-here-are-six-misconceptions" target="_blank" rel="noopener">claimed</a> conservatives will &#8220;go after&#8221; birth control next, the court&#8217;s ruling showed no evidence that this will be the case.</p>
<p>Instead, access to abortion pills has become a discussion for states seeking to further limit abortions following the court&#8217;s decision.</p>
<p>Mississippi Governor Tate Reeves (R) <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/mississippi-governor-says-doctors-in-his-state-will-lose-their-medical-license-for-prescribing-abortion-pills" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> last week that doctors in his state would lose their medical licenses for prescribing abortion pills. Ahead of the Supreme Court’s ruling, Governor John Bel Edwards (D-LA) <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/louisiana-governor-signs-bill-outlawing-the-mailing-of-abortion-pills" target="_blank" rel="noopener">signed</a> a bill into law that will make mailing abortion pills a crime in his state.</p>
<p>In March, South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem (R) <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/south-dakota-passes-governor-noems-bill-to-ban-abortion-by-telemedicine" target="_blank" rel="noopener">signed</a> a bill into law banning telemedicine abortion in her state.</p>

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