The Push For OTC Birth Control With Victoria Nichols

On this episode, HBW speaks to Victoria Nichols, project director of Free the Pill. Operated by Ibis Reproductive Health, a nonprofit advocacy organization focused on advancing sexual and reproductive autonomy worldwide, Free the Pill is a campaign supporting increased oral contraceptive access through OTC birth control pills. Ibis Reproductive is also working with Perrigo to submit an Rx-to-OTC switch NDA later this year for its progestin daily oral contraceptive.
In the wake of the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade on June 24, Nichols talks about the importance of advocating for OTC birth control, the limited availability of OTC oral contraceptives in the US, and the current legislation being introduced that would help ensure OTC birth control is covered by insurance.