[Spivak]

And 90% of women have taken hormone contraceptives at some point in their lives and that's not even counting the people who take hormone treatments for PCOS or menopause.

These medications are safe for everyone. There is noting a doctor does to evaluate whether you're healthy enough to take them. They literally just write the script and explain how to take it. Medications where the doctor visit is a formality should just be OTC with maybe an informed consent paper given to you by the pharmacist.

The opposition is just politically-religiously motivated concern trolling.

[Levitz]

>The opposition is just politically-religiously motivated concern trolling.

Then why do European countries require a prescription too?

[Spivak]

The UK allowed the pill OTC in 2021 https://www.bbc.com/news/health-57384096 which only requires a consultation with the pharmacist.

France still requires a prescription but it's theater since the doctor can't deny you. There's just been little appetite for to reclassify birth control because going to the doctor isn't that much of a burden and most countries have laws against disclosing contraceptive use to parents. But now there's momentum.