California pharmacists can now provide birth control to women

Women in California no longer need their ob-gyn to prescribe the pill, the patch or other popular forms of birth control.

As of Friday, a visit to the pharmacist will do.

A 2013 law that allows California pharmacists to directly provide prescription contraceptives quietly went into effect, providing a significant new alternative for women but raising concerns among critics who worry the new law sends the wrong message to young teens.

California pharmacists can now provide birth control to women