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Prescription-free birth control at NJ pharmacies
Clip: 1/13/2023 | 4m 18sVideo has Closed Captions
New law will take effect after rules are drawn up for pharmacists
"We can proudly say that we have finally freed the pill." Sen Shirley Turner (D-Mercer) means birth control pills. She has pushed to make them more accessible since 2015, sponsoring a bill to let New Jersey pharmacists dispense the pills without a prescription. Gov. Phil Murphy signed the bill into law Friday.
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Prescription-free birth control at NJ pharmacies
Clip: 1/13/2023 | 4m 18sVideo has Closed Captions
"We can proudly say that we have finally freed the pill." Sen Shirley Turner (D-Mercer) means birth control pills. She has pushed to make them more accessible since 2015, sponsoring a bill to let New Jersey pharmacists dispense the pills without a prescription. Gov. Phil Murphy signed the bill into law Friday.
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