In Texas, most minors cannot get a prescription for birth control without permission from their parents.
The nation’s first over-the-counter birth control pill hit store shelves this month, a possible “game changer” for teens in Texas who cannot get a prescription without parental consent, advocates said. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved Opill for over-the-counter use last July. The pill is now available at major pharmacies, including CVS , Amazon and H-E-B , and retails for $19.99 a month.
Texas teens cannot get birth control without parental consent, appeals court rules For decades, teens could get around the requirement at federal Title X clinics, which provide birth control and reproductive health services. But that changed in the last two years after federal courts ruled the state’s parental consent law trumps the federal clinics’ policy.
Teen birth rates in Texas rise for first time in 15 years amid abortion ban, report finds Lucie Arvallo, executive director of Jane’s Due Process, an organization that helps teens access birth control and abortions, said the availability of an over-the-counter birth control pill creates access for teens and but also other communities who typically struggle to access prescription birth control methods.
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