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Episode 118: Power to the Pharmacy?

Episode 118: Power to the Pharmacy?

FromScholars Strategy Network's No Jargon


Episode 118: Power to the Pharmacy?

FromScholars Strategy Network's No Jargon

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Length:
20 minutes
Released:
Feb 28, 2018
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Birth control has helped many avoid unwanted pregnancies, but getting access to it can be a challenge. Professor Anu Manchikanti Gómez dives deep into a law that tried to change this by giving pharmacists the power to prescribe birth control. The only problem, is anyone using it? For More on this Topic: Read Gómez’s brief, Tracking the Implementation of a California Law Allowing Pharmacists to Prescribe Birth Control Further Reading: Why Coverage of Prescription Contraception Matters for Men as Well as Women, Krystale Littlejohn, Occidental College How Intrauterine Devices and Contraceptive Implants Help Young Mothers Avoid Quickly Becoming Pregnant Again, Rebecca Cohen, University of Colorado
Released:
Feb 28, 2018
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (100)

No Jargon, the Scholars Strategy Network’s weekly podcast, presents interviews with top university scholars on the politics, policy problems, and social issues facing the nation. Powerful research, intriguing perspectives -- and no jargon. Find show notes and plain-language research briefs on hundreds of topics at www.scholarsstrategynetwork.org/nojargon.