The law prohibiting anyone under 16 years old from having access to contraception is found unconstitutional with the case Carey vs. Population Services International. With this decision, advertising for contraception and the distribution of certain types of contraception from people other than pharmacists is finally legal.

Though there are still some types of contraception that require a prescription, it's helpful that a person can just walk into a drug store and buy condoms, without being interrogated and searched.