NotmycircusMay 11, 2023
Ars Technica

OTC birth control pill gets unanimous vote in favor from FDA advisers

"We need to trust women."

https://arstechnica.com/science/2023/05/otc-birth-control-pill-gets-unanimous-vote-in-favor-from-fda-advisers/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

FDA advisers vote unanimously in favor of OTC birth control pills

"We need to trust women."

Ars Technica
May 10, 2023 at 8:07pmArsBot 🤖
Show threadEvan LightMay 10, 2023

@arstechnica @skamille "We need to trust women."

Some things should be self-evident. This should be among them.

I know life is unfair but my brain hurts that this had to be said.

Show threadMargie ChodorowMay 10, 2023
@arstechnica about time!!
Show threadKathy E. Gill 🇺🇦May 10, 2023
@arstechnica
Will OTC make more money for BigPharma? They won’t have to negotiate with insurance companies.
Show threadAuntifa eleinMay 11, 2023

wrt otc birth control pills

@arstechnica @skamille
"We need to trust women."

Who the hell is “we”?

And you all who are “we” take care of your own damn self.

#women

Show threadTor LillqvistMay 11, 2023

@elein It is all revealed in the article. “We” refers to the FDA review panel.

The article says: panel member Katalin Roth, a medical professor at George Washington University, said in closing remarks. "The history of women's contraception is a struggle for women's control over their reproduction, and we need to trust women."