SALEM, OR -- State Representative Knute Buehler (R-Bend) has proposed a bill that would allow pharmacists to give women birth control without a prescription.  House Bill 2028 will be considered for debate in front of the Healthcare Committee on Friday.

Rep. Buehler, who is also a doctor, says the legislation would give pharmacists the authority to treat patients, and is similar to a bill passed 12 years ago that allowed pharmacists to provide vaccines.