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Birth control now available in New York without prescription
Source: Gothamist
New York pharmacists can now dispense birth control without a prescription to anyone in New York, according to an order signed by the state’s health commissioner on Tuesday.
The order was part of a broad push last year by Gov. Kathy Hochul and leaders in the state Legislature to expand reproductive health care in the face of winnowing access elsewhere in the country.
Hochul said it was a “new day” for women in the state during a news conference on Tuesday. New York’s action follows a similar move in New Jersey last year.
“You now have access, easy access, to the contraception that you choose to fit your own personal health care needs because it is your body and it is your choice,” the governor said.
The order was part of a broad push last year by Gov. Kathy Hochul and leaders in the state Legislature to expand reproductive health care in the face of winnowing access elsewhere in the country.
Hochul said it was a “new day” for women in the state during a news conference on Tuesday. New York’s action follows a similar move in New Jersey last year.
“You now have access, easy access, to the contraception that you choose to fit your own personal health care needs because it is your body and it is your choice,” the governor said.
Read more: https://gothamist.com/news/birth-control-now-available-in-new-york-without-prescription
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