So to throw cold water on my idea to make abortion pills OTC; its not going to happen anytime soon, if ever.

Neither Biden nor Becerra addressed making the pills available over-the-counter, a process that could take years, medical and regulatory experts told Reuters. They said drugmakers would need to conduct studies showing directions on the product’s packaging would enable a consumer to safely use it without professional medical guidance.

The two companies that make the pill for the U.S. market have shown no interest in the process. Should they do, any U.S. Food and Drug Administration approval would become a target for lawsuits from abortion opponents that could delay implementation for years, experts said.

“The hard part that I see is getting the evidence or the agreement that no prescriber is needed at all,” said Susan Wood, a former Assistant Commissioner for Women’s Health at the FDA.

“I personally don’t see it happening in the next couple of years,” said Wood, now director of George Washington University’s Jacobs Institute of Women’s Health.