Free the Pill Day Marks One Step Closer to Bringing Birth Control Pills Over the Counter Share Article On this Free the Pill Day, over-the-counter birth control pills are closer than ever to becoming a reality CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (PRWEB) May 07, 2021 Today, ahead of Free the Pill Day on May 9, a coalition of more than 100 national, state, and local reproductive health, rights, and justice organizations, researchers, and health care providers are celebrating their commitment to moving birth control pills over the counter in the United States. On the third-annual Free the Pill Day, the coalition is calling for over-the-counter birth control pills that are backed by science, fully covered by insurance, affordable, and available to people of all ages.