Indiana governor signs bill easing birth control access
Women in Indiana will be able to obtain birth control without a doctor’s prescription...
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Women in Indiana will be able to obtain birth control without a doctor’s prescription...
Gov. Eric Holcomb signed 68 bills on Monday, including a GOP-backed proposal requiring voters to submit more identification information to obtain mail-in ballots.
Republican Gov. Eric Holcomb also signed a GOP-backed proposal requiring voters to submit more identification information to obtain mail-in ballots, which was approved during the legislative session that ended last week.
The new birth control law, which takes effect July 1, will allow pharmacists, not just physicians, to prescribe some hormonal contraceptives such as the patch or the pill.
A new Indiana law will allow women to obtain birth control without a prescription from a doctor. The new law comes months after lawmakers enacted a statewide abortion ban.