WASHINGTON — For the first time, a pharmaceutical company has asked for permission to sell a birth control pill over the counter in the U.S.
Over-the-counter birth control? Drugmaker seeks FDA approval
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![A one-month dosage of hormonal birth control pills is displayed in Sacramento, Calif., Aug. 26, 2016. A drug company is seeking U.S. approval for the first-ever birth control pill that women could buy without a prescription. The request from a French drug](https://statesboroherald.cdn-anvilcms.net/media/images/2022/07/12/images/birth_control.max-752x423.jpg)
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