Key Points

1. 1) Many women have limited access to contraception.
2. 2) 60 percent of pregnancies in Georgia are unintended.
3. 3) Taxpayers spent nearly $1 billion covering the medical costs associated with Georgia’s unintended pregnancies in 2010.
4. 4) A pharmacy access model would allow pharmacists to prescribe contraception, which they are qualified to do, and would give women more family planning options.