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No it wouldn't. The number of conservatives that want to ban contraception is tiny. Classifying the birth control pill as 'over the counter' is most certainly not going to split the conservative coalition.

If opposition to an aggressive expansion of the ingredients of Plan B (The morning after pill, not the tax plan) to be made freely to children anywhere and everywhere is not controversial among conservatives, then it would have simply happened long ago, unless it really is a drug that requires a doctor's supervision for safe (to the taker) use.

Fewer than 50 years ago, liberal Connecticut had prohibited the sale of such things, leading to the awful Griswold v. CT decision, which in turn led to Roe v. Wade. The lefties supported the law being overturned. None of us has any idea how the debate will shape over the next 50 years.

Twenty years ago, Constitutional Concealed-Carry wasn't an issue, but those who recognize the right to defense as God-given never abandoned it, even though it wasn't widely discussed outside of the narrowest circles, and even then, mainly as an academic exercise, much as the Tenth Amendment is today.

Even those who don't see the banning of abortifacient contraception a discussion we can have today, their philosophical underpinnings would repel them from the further promotion of these poisonous drugs. Don't say it won't be a wedge issue because you don't think it should be one. You don't understand the mindset of a Natural Law conservative. Find people who don't like the idea whether it would be a deal-breaker or not. Until you do, you are unable to tell whether it is a wedge issue or not.

If opposition to an aggressive expansion of the ingredients of Plan B (The morning after pill, not the tax plan) to be made freely to children anywhere and everywhere is not controversial among conservatives, then it would have simply happened long ago, unless it really is a drug that requires a doctor's supervision for safe (to the taker) use.

The topic is standard birth control pills. The ones tens of millions of American women use. No, those are not controversial to most Americans - and no, those are not controversial to most conservatives. You seem to be conflating morning after type pills with regular old birth control pills. And besides, there are all sorts of ways to self induce a miscarriage, we don't go around banning everything that might be used to do that.

Contraception is not controversial. Only a tiny percentage of people would oppose it. Supporting making birth control pills 'over the counter' is most certainly not going split the conservative coalition. YOU apparently don't like birth control pills and are trying to claim you have huge numbers that agree with you. The truth is you just don't.

Lets get the government out of regulation so many pharmaceuticals. Many more drugs that currently require a prescription should be sold 'over the counter'. Let the consumer that is willing to do their own research save money by not having to go to a doctor every time they need an antibiotic, skin creams, things like birth control pills, etc, etc.