Women in North Carolina are now able to obtain birth control pills and patches at a pharmacy without a prescription, thanks to a new legal provision that took effect Tuesday.
RALEIGH, N.C. — Beginning Tuesday, North Carolina women will be able to get hormonal birth control without a doctor’s prescription — a change that will give millions of women easier access to some of the most common contraceptives that prevent pregnancy. Under a new law, passed by the state’s Republican-controlled