Indiana legislators weigh expanded birth control access
Indiana lawmakers are exploring various options for expanded contraceptive access following an abortion ban in the aftermath of the Supreme Court's overturn of Roe v. Wade.
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Indiana lawmakers are exploring various options for expanded contraceptive access following an abortion ban in the aftermath of the Supreme Court's overturn of Roe v. Wade.
INDIANAPOLIS - Months after the approval of a near-total ban on abortion, Indiana lawmakers are working to expand access to contraception. House Bill 1568 would allow pharmacists to prescribe birth control pills and patches to patients instead of a doctor. A similar proposal was introduced during the special session last summer as a House amendment. [...]
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INDIANAPOLIS—Pharmacists could prescribe women birth control under a bill being reviewed by the Indiana House Public Health Committee.
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Indiana lawmakers this session are eyeing ways to expand contraceptive access to prevent unintended pregnancies in the state after the Republican-led Legislature pushed through an abortion ban this past summer.