House and Senate Pass Sweeping Legislation Improving Birth Control Access

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The Senate passed HB 3343 into law, requiring insurers to give women a 12-month supply of birth control. The House sent the Senate another bill, HB 2879, which allows pharmacists to prescribe contraceptives without a doctor’s note.By: Chris GrayThe Oregon House passed a bill on a 50-10 vote allowing women to get oral contraceptives from a pharmacist without a doctor’s prescription, a policy that chief supporter Rep. Knute Buehler, R-Bend, said would be the first in the nation.Jun 2 2015

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