What: The start of a new year often means new laws, and in New Jersey it means pharmacists can offer birth control pills without a prescription.
Why it matters: As state Sen. Shirley Turner put it – “It’s safe, it’s been in effect for 50 years, and there seems to be no problem with women taking contraceptives…So they don’t need to really go to a doctor just for a prescription. And when you do that, of course, you’ve got to pay. So it costs more money.”
Source: Gothamist
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