Did the federal law get passed that will require all pharmacists fo fill any prescription- including Plan B?
There is no federal law requiring pharmacies to do this, and it’s unlikely there will be because this is a states’ rights issue. Here’s a little more info on this: Pharmacists have lost their jobs in Illinois, Texas and Wisconsin for their unwillingness to dispense emergency contraception. Wal-Mart, the nation’s largest retailer, reversed policy and began stocking the morning-after pill nationwide in March after state regulators in Illinois and Massachusetts ordered pharmacies to carry the drug. Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney (R), a possible presidential contender for 2008, touched off a furor when his administration suggested that Catholic hospitals would not be subject to a state law mandating that emergency rooms offer emergency contraception to rape victims. He quickly reversed that stance. States are split over whether to give priority to health care providers who have ethical concerns or to women seeking contraception. Four states – Arkansas, Georgia, Mississippi and South Dakota
Pro-Lifers Protest Bill to Force Pharmacists to Distribute ‘Plan B’ A new bill was introduced Wednesday that would force U.S. pharmacists to distribute the controversial “morning-after pill,” which was legalized by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ten months ago. Fri, Jun. 08, 2007 Posted: 08:50:04 AM EST NEW YORK – A new bill was introduced Wednesday that would force U.S. pharmacists to distribute the controversial “morning-after pill,” which was legalized by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ten months ago. Authored by Rep. Carolyn Maloney (D-N.Y.) and co-sponsored by Sen. Frank Lautenberg (D-N.J.), The Access to Birth Control (ABC) Act has upset pro-life activists who support a pharmacists’ right to make moral decisions about whether or not to carry emergency contraception. Bill supporters, meanwhile, say that it is a “woman’s right.” “Pharmacists are professionals, not vending machines,” argued Wendy Wright, president of Concerned Women for America (CWA), in a statement.
