Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont said expanding access could make things easier for people struggling to receive reproductive health care.
Monday, February 3, 2025 12:09PM
The University of Connecticut offers first-in-state emergency contraception in vending machines.
HARTFORD, Connecticut (WABC) — Connecticut is expanding access to birth control.
A new vending machine at the University of Connecticut dispenses emergency contraception.
The university is offering ‘Plan B’ to students at a lower cost.
The college has become the first institution in the state to make such a move.
The university’s school of pharmacy is also now offering a program to train pharmacists to prescribe birth control.
Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont says the new initiatives could make things easier at a time when there are questions about reproductive rights.
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Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont said expanding access could make things easier for people struggling to receive reproductive health care.
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