Gov. Katie Hobbs said the rule will go into effect immediately. It applies to self-administered birth control such as hormonal and oral contraceptives, and patients 18 or older need only complete a screening and a blood pressure test.
Isn’t a “screening” the same or worse than seeing a doctor?
A doctor has the ethical responsibility to tell you how to properly use birth control safely. If this “screening” is completed by a non-medical-professional what is to stop a religious zealot from shaming a woman who wants BC for her non-Jesus sanctioned fucking?
I’ve been on birth control forever. All they do is ask you screening questions and if you pass you get birth control. The online service I use for birth control asked me more information than my doctor did when I was first prescribed lol
I have chronic health issues and doctors never explain anything about the medication, sometimes asking confused if you ask anything. Pharmacists do a better job when you pick up the meds. READ THE INSERT
I went to an OBGYN for a completely unrelated issue and all he did was shame me for using birth control to “ruin my body” and try to get me on the shot or IUD so he could make more money. So doctors aren’t safe from that either.
Pills are over the counter without any sort of screening in other countries already, it’s time for us to join the rest of the world and stop coming up with excuses
Move out of the Red States. They are never going to change. Also if someone makes a comment like that to you, stop what you are doing and give them the dead eyed silent stare of a shark until they finally leave.
That’s nice. Btw is there a FAM (Fertility awarness) community in lemmy ? I can’t seem to find it. I reckon maybe people interacting with this post would be in the know.
Why is she on their payroll? This can’t possibly be because she cares about doing the right thing.
Just think - this could have been Kari Lake.
