The Wisconsin Assembly has given the go-ahead for changes to state law that would permit pharmacists to prescribe birth control.
With only eleven Republican lawmakers voting against it, AB 176 was approved yesterday (June 21st).
Only doctors are permitted to prescribe hormonal contraceptive pills and patches under current state regulations.
Last year, the same changes were proposed in legislation passed by the House, but the Senate did not advance it to the public hearing phase.
