The Food and Drug Administration on Thursday approved a birth control pill to be sold without a prescription for the first time in the United States, a milestone that could significantly expand access to contraception.

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  • Corkyskog@sh.itjust.works
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    They will make importing it into the state a crime carrying 20 years. And the Supreme Court will shrug and say “what commerce clause?”

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      Maybe. Access will still be easier, illegal or not. It’s like when states make fireworks illegal. People just go across the border to buy them and it’s pretty much unenforceable. The numbers might be lower than if it were otherwise legal, but it’s better than nothing.