Sen. Cory Gardner, R-Colo., who unveiled a GOP proposal, last month, aims to make birth control pills available without a prescription.

The bill would reportedly compel pharmaceutical companies to apply to the FDA for permission to make oral contraceptives available without a prescription.

It would simultaneously abolish the Obamacare provision that currently prevents enrollees from using their health spending account funds to buy non-prescription medication.

In short, the bill focuses singularly on women's health care and reproductive rights. However, the bill was slammed by Democrats and reproductive health groups.

They condemned it arguing that it would undermine other parts of ObamaCare intended to make contraception available. The bill has been criticized by reproductive health groups like Planned Parenthood Action Fund.

Planned Parenthood head Cecile Richards said, "Access to birth control doesn't mean much unless it's affordable access. You can make birth control available over the counter, but if it still costs $600 a year, it will be out of reach for many women".

On Tuesday, Patty Murray, Senator from Washington unveiled a bill to keep in place the rule that insurance companies must cover contraception birth control pills, become available without a prescription. But the bill is a direct rebuke to Senate Republicans who are trying to support the issue of birth control.

Murray said that they have to be very careful and should not put political pressure on the FDA to approve drugs without going through the regular process.