Grace, this happened about a decade ago - or more - in Japan.

A friend of mine from Canada had married the owner of a Japanese dojo in Okinawa. Legally married, she had one *H* of a time getting the Pill.

Some years ago, the largely middle-aged-male government there passed a bill accepting Viagra. All the (female?) citizens in the country SCREAMED (as my sister put it), and the birth control pill was quickly legalized as well.

I hope the new administration in the USA quickly removes this 'rule'. There's something to be said for a younger President and First Family.