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The US is Finally Joining Over a Hundred Nations Offering an Over-the-Counter Birth Control Pill
America is exceptional.
We hear that a lot, particularly from conservatives.
In republican/conservative parlance, though, “exceptional” means “better”.
But there are myriad things some of our other capitalist allies have been doing better a long time we haven’t quite gotten around to yet because our “exceptional” nature has stood in the way.
A national healthcare system is at the top of that list.
Tuition-free college is another.
A progressive taxation system wherein the richest pay their fair share of taxes so everyone — rich, poor, young, old, liberal or conservative — benefits from a robust social safety net.
Sometimes, though, we get around to joining the club, and when we do, we often like to pretend we were the first to arrive.
As long as we get there and it’s for the greater good, no harm in letting us pretend.
Last week the United States joined over 100 other countries that allow over-the-counter (OTC) access of birth control pills.
