Hammer, Meet Nail
Friday 9 March 2012 - Filed under Uncategorized
Anyone — a local teenager, a traveling businessman, a married mother of four, an illegal immigrant, even a student at a Jesuit university — can walk into my neighborhood CVS any time, day or night, and, for less than $30, buy a 36-count “value pack” of Trojan condoms.
That’s enough to last most Americans at least three months, according to Kinsey Institute surveys. If you want more, you can buy out the store’s entire stock. There’s no limit, and you don’t need to see a doctor for permission and a prescription.
About Virginia PostrelContrary to widespread belief, there’s no good reason that oral contraceptives — a far more effective form of birth control — can’t be equally convenient.
Having the pill go OTC would be a win for everyone. The price will go down significantly. There will be no barrier to entry by having to go to an expensive, annual doctors visit to get a perfectly safe and effective product. Those organizations which take issue with contraceptives will not be forced to pay for them because they will be cheap and easily available at every pharmacy in America. The only sane policy for birth control pills is to take a route that is the quickest path to being available over the counter.
2012-03-09 » madlibertarianguy