California Attorney General Rob Bonta, along with 20 other AGs in a multi-state coalition, submitted a letter on Friday to the Food and Drug Administration, urging the agency to approve over-the-counter birth control pills.

If the FDA approves the pill for purchase and use without a doctor's prescription, the AGs argue, there will be fewer barriers in the way of people getting the safe and effective reproductive care they need.

According to a press release from the California Department of Justice about the letter, "approval of the pill would allow individuals — especially those from vulnerable populations — greater control over their health, lives, and futures, and help them avoid the health and economic perils that come with unwanted pregnancies."

Birth control pills are already available over the counter in over 100 countries worldwide, according to the American Academy of Family Physicians.