Plan B Laws by State 2023

- Plan B One-Step is an over-the-counter (OTC) emergency contraceptive, also known as a "morning after pill", which prevents a pregnancy from occurring.
- Several other emergency contraceptives (ECs) exist, but require a prescription because they have a non-OTC classification.
- Non-OTC emergency contraceptives are regulated in many states, as shown in the table below.
- ECs should not be confused with medications used to induce a medical abortion, such as mifepristone and misoprostol, which end a pregnancy.
- While ECs are legal in all 50 states, medical abortion drugs have been outlawed in an increasing number of states since the Supreme Court's 2022 overturning of Roe vs Wade.
- In some states pharmacies and/or pharmacists are given specific permission to refuse to fill prescriptions for non-OTC ECs. Other states grant broad permissions to refuse that may apply to pharmacists and pharmacies, but do not specifically name them.