WISCONSIN (WTAQ-WRN) — Republicans in the Legislature reintroduce a bipartisan measure to broaden access to birth control in Wisconsin.
Sturgeon Bay Representative Joel Kitchens is the Assembly sponsor.
“Requiring physicians to prescribe birth control is a significant barrier for women to use birth control effectively, especially for women in poverty.” said Kitchens. And the medical community is nearly unanimous in their belief that birth control should be over the counter.”
Anyone 18 or older would be allowed to obtain contraceptive patches and birth control pills at pharmacies. Current law only allows doctors to prescribe them.
A previous version of the bill had bipartisan support, and support from the medical community.
