if the pill was to become over the counter, it would need to go through a rigorous check by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and be approved on the basis of safety, consistency, the ability of patients to properly take it without doctor guidance, and other factors. Although birth control pills have been deemed as relatively safe, there are some concerns about their side effects, such as a possible increased risk of vascular complications. Others, who are against making birth control pills available over the counter, have stated that the doctor appointments that go along with getting a prescription are important as they can provide information about contraceptive options as well as giving access to other reproductive health service such as sexually transmitted infection (STI) information and tests. Notable organizations Planned Parenthood Federation of America EngenderHealth Guttmacher Institute American Social Health Association Sexuality Information and Education Council of the United States Influence of religion In 2014, the Supreme Court decided that for-profit corporations may offer insurance plans that do not cover contraception, by the rationale that the owners may hold that certain contraceptives violate their religious beliefs. This was a setback for the federal government's attempt to create a uniform set of health care insurance benefits. See also American family structure Abortion in the United States Birth control movement in the United States Women's rights Sex education in the United States HIV/AIDS in the United States History Demographic history of the United States Sex in the American Civil War Counterculture of the 1960s Feminist Movement in the United States (1963-1982) Rush Limbaugh–Sandra Fluke controversy References Footnotes Sources Baker, Jean H. (2011), Margaret Sanger: A Life of Passion, Macmillan, . Buchanan, Paul D. (2009), American Women's Rights Movement: A Chronology of Events and of Opportunities from 1600 to 2008, Branden Books, . Chesler, Ellen (1992), Woman of Valor: Margaret Sanger and the Birth Control Movement in America, Simon & Schuster, . Cox, Vicki (2004), Margaret Sanger: Rebel For Women's Rights, Chelsea House Publications, . Dennett, Mary (1926), Birth Control Laws: Shall We Keep Them, Abolish Them, or Change Them?, Frederick H. Hitchcock. Engelman, Peter C. (2011), A History of the Birth Control Movement in America, ABC-CLIO, . Gordon, Linda (1976), Woman's Body, Woman's Right: A Social History of Birth Control in America, Grossman Publishers, . Gordon, Linda (2002), The Moral Property of Women: a History of Birth Control Politics in