Gov. JB Pritzker Signs Law Allowing Over-The-Counter Hormonal Birth Control

CHICAGO (CBS)-- It's now easier to get contraceptives across Illinois.

Governor JB Pritzker signed legislation Thursday morning at the UIC College of Pharmacy, allowing pharmacists to give out hormonal birth control to a patient who has not seen a doctor.

Patients would fill out a questionnaire so the pharmacist could determine if birth control pills, a patch or a ring would be the best option.

A doctor's visit would still be necessary for an IUD or a diaphragm.