Suffolk Reporter

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Rep. Nick LaLota (R-Suffolk County) signed as a cosponsor of the bicameral Allowing Greater Access to Safe and Effective Contraception Act, introduced by Rep. Ashley Hinson (R-Iowa).

“Women across America deserve access to quality contraceptives. Ensuring access to contraceptives over-the-counter at the neighborhood pharmacy is common sense and good policy,” said LaLota. “This bill would remove birth control from excessive government regulations and bureaucratic red tape and erase barriers to access for millions of women. Contraceptives should be legal, safe, effective, and widely available for American families.”

The bill aims to enable women to access FDA-approved, routine-use birth control pills over the counter. It would require the Food and Drug Administration to give priority review to already-approved, safe oral contraceptives for routine use so that they can be available over the counter for adult women. Additionally, it mandates the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to conduct a study on the amount of federal funding which has gone toward supporting increased access to contraception in the last 15 years.