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    Birth Control to Go

    Dec 11, 2021 3 minutes
    By HANA AHMED
    Illustration by SAM ISLAND

    STARTING JANUARY 1, ILLINOIS women will no longer need to visit a doctor to obtain birth control. Last July, Governor J.B. Pritzker signed House Bill 0135, making hormonal contraception available following a consultation with an onsite pharmacist. Here’s what you need to know about the new law.

    How does this change access to birth control?

    This legislation covers self-administered hormonal contraceptive methods — birth control pills, skin patches, and vaginal rings — which were previously available only with a

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