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Tuesday, August 29th, 2017

New app ships affordable birth control to women, no doctor’s visit required

Author:     CAMILA MOLINA
Source:     The News & Observer (Raleigh, NC)
Publication Date:     AUGUST 27, 2017 2:46 PM
 Link: New app ships affordable birth control to women, no doctor’s visit required
Stephan:   The Christofascists, defined in part by their lack of Christian charity and their obsession to take away women's ability to control their own bodies, have made it very difficult in the Red value states where they are in power for girls and women to get birth control.  Now there is a new option. If you live in a Red value state you might pass this report along to girls and women you know who might find it useful.

Nurx users must answer a few medical questions before a medical provider can provide a birth control prescription.
Credit: Nurx

RALEIGH, NORTH CAROLINA — Whether it’s a 30-year-old woman who has no time for doctor’s visits, or an embarrassed teen who doesn’t want to tell her parents she wants to use birth control, Nurx brings the doctor’s visit to their palms and eliminates a trip to the pharmacy.

Nurx is a start-up focused on making birth control more accessible through an app, according to a company statement.

After talking to one of Nurx’s licensed doctors, either by its messaging feature or by phone, teens and women can get birth control shipped to their homes, according to Nurx’s website. It automatically refills the prescription about every three months.

Users must answer a few medical questions and upload identification before getting a prescription. User information remains confidential, according to its website, and Nurx encrypts users’ conversations and transactions.

“In North Carolina, girls at any age can get birth control from a medical […]

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