Key Points

1. 1) Many women have limited access to contraception.
2. 2) 51 percent of pregnancies in Arizona are unintended.
3. 3) Taxpayers spent $670 million covering the medical costs associated with Arizona’s unintended pregnancies in 2010 alone.
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.