Making it OTC may still keep it as a political issue because now one would have to pay full price. That will be a political issue with many folks.

Getting government out of personal decisions is a great idea, just suggesting that the left will now have opposition, or look for subsidies (from Government) for those who can't afford full price since abstinence is not an option.

Seems to me that a physician could still prescribe the pills if the primary need was non-contraceptive. Which would probably get us back to square one with most pills being prescribed for non-birth control; which would then just be an acceptable side-effect.