Democratic Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs delivers her State of the State tackle on the Arizona Capitol in Phoenix, Jan. 9, 2023. Adults in Arizona can now receive contraceptive drugs over-the-counter at a pharmacy with no physician’s prescription below a governor’s order introduced Thursday, July 6, 2023. (AP Picture/Ross D. Franklin, File)
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Democratic Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs delivers her State of the State tackle on the Arizona Capitol in Phoenix, Jan. 9, 2023. Adults in Arizona can now receive contraceptive drugs over-the-counter at a pharmacy with no physician’s prescription below a governor’s order introduced Thursday, July 6, 2023. (AP Picture/Ross D. Franklin, File)
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PHOENIX — Adults in Arizona can now receive contraceptive drugs over-the-counter at a pharmacy with no physician’s prescription below a governor’s order introduced Thursday.
Gov. Katie Hobbs stated the rule will go into impact instantly. It applies to self-administered contraception akin to hormonal and oral contraceptives, and sufferers 18 or older want solely full a screening and a blood stress check.
“We’re constructing an Arizona for everybody, which implies making certain individuals throughout the state have what they should stay a free and wholesome life,” the Democratic governor stated in an announcement.
Over 20 states have statutes that allow pharmacists dispense FDA-approved hormonal contraceptives with no prescription, in line with an announcement from the Arizona Division of Well being Providers.
Hobbs has used her govt powers in current weeks to advertise reproductive freedom. In June she issued a sweeping govt order successfully stripping prosecutors of their capability to pursue costs in opposition to anybody concerned with a legally obtained abortion.
She additionally plans to assist laws subsequent 12 months that may codify entry to contraception.
