Poland's President Blocks Rx-To-OTC Switch Of Emergency Contraceptive Pill

Citing a will to protect children's health, Poland's president has blocked a bill which would have restored OTC access to the morning after pill to those aged 15 and above. In response, the health ministry has drawn up a proposal to allow pharmacists to issue prescriptions for emergency contraception.

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Women in Poland will continue to require a prescription for the morning after pill after a government bill to reinstate OTC access was blocked.

Poland’s president Andrzej Duda vetoed the proposal – which had previously won the backing of the country’s parliament – on...

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