Is over-the-counter birth control in the future?

What if I told you that talk is happening about birth control possibly becoming over the counter? So the costly doctor’s visits and lines at the pharmacy would be all but a memory? Would you consider buying over the counter birth control?

According to a fox news article, researchers are suggesting that there would be many positives to the over the counter birth control as well as tons of the publics’ money being saved.

Prescription birth control pills cost the public sector nearly $400 per woman each year. A pregnancy costs the public sector almost $3,000 from conception to the child’s second birthday, according to a 2010 study. The authors of the new study project that 21 percent of low-income women at risk for unplanned pregnancies are very likely to use over-the-counter birth control pills, if available.

I don’t know about you but the idea seems promising but lacking in the present in information. I personally like the fact that people wouldn’t need to go to the doctor just to get on birth control, unless medical advice is needed based on certain personal conditions. I also enjoy the aspect of not waiting in lines at the pharmacy.

“The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says about half of U.S. pregnancies are unplanned. Most occur among younger, poorer women. The primary cause is lack of access to contraception.”

Overall, the idea of making birth control more available to women is interesting, especially considering the amount of money that goes into having a child and that about half of pregnancies in the U.S. are unplanned for.

The decision remains yours. If in the future, over-the-counter birth control was available, would you recommend or even choose to take it.

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