Birth Control

Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont announced two new contraceptive initiatives for residents on Friday. The state’s first emergency contraceptive vending machine is in service on the UConn Storrs campus. Connecticut is also launching a training program for pharmacists who want to prescribe birth control.

A key legislative committee in Connecticut has approved regulations for the state’s over-the-counter medication vending machines.

U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal of Connecticut has joined nine legislators in a letter to Perrigo, the company that makes the newly approved Opill, asking them to keep the cost low.

Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont signed a law that permits pharmacists to prescribe certain types of birth control without patients needing to visit their doctor.

All 36 senators voted in favor of the bill, which will allow pharmacists in Connecticut to write prescriptions for emergency and hormonal contraceptives.

Governor Ned Lamont will introduce his proposal to allow pharmacists to prescribe birth control, including the morning after pill, in Connecticut this week.

Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont wants pharmacists to start prescribing birth control. He said it’s part of the continued campaign for civil rights in the state.

Connecticut lawmakers from both parties have also proposed bills that would legalize the sale of emergency contraceptive Plan B in vending machines.

Connecticut, New York and 20 other states are defending the right of women to access birth control under the Affordable Care Act.In an amicus brief before…