Contraceptives are more accessible than ever. And online services are making it easier for women to purchase hormonal birth control without ever having to set foot in a doctor’s office.
But nixing the clinic visit and ordering pills online might seem like an option that’s too good to be true. And not all is pristine in the world of telecontraceptives: in April, the The New York Times reported that Nurx, a website known as the “Uber for birth control,” participated in sketchy shipping methods that may have skirted public health regulations. But does that mean these online services are unsafe?
