We all know that every day, people in Mexico come across the border in pursuit of something they can’t find in their country. What you may not know is that every day, people in the United States go across the border to Mexico for the same reason. They aren’t looking for jobs. They’re looking for birth control pills.

Why would that be? After all, Americans can get the pill without leaving their country. The reason is that in Mexico, they don’t need a prescription. They don’t have to see a doctor and present a scrip to a pharmacist.

They can just walk into a store and buy what they want. The cross-border alternative is cheaper, and they don’t even have to go themselves — a friend or relative can pick them up.

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