MADISON, Wis. (WRN) — The state Assembly approves a bipartisan bill allowing pharmacists in Wisconsin to prescribe and dispense birth control to those 18 years or older.
Republican Representative Joel Kitchens of Sturgeon Bay is the author.
“Forty percent of unplanned pregnancies are aborted,” Kitchens said. “The abortion rate is about 1/3 of what it was in 1990, in Wisconsin and across the country, and the primary reason for that is increased access and education about birth control. We can do better than that still.”
The bill applies to oral hormonal contraceptives and patches. It passed on an 87-10 vote Tuesday. Kitchens noted similar legislation has passed the Assembly three times before without getting a vote in the state Senate.