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To: Fzob

Looks like all she had to do was go to Walmart.

http://www.nytimes.com/2006/03/04/business/04walmart.html?ex=1299128400&en=b158daff0f753b11&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss

The Article is dated March 4, 2006

"Relenting to pressure from state government officials, Wal-Mart Stores said yesterday that it would begin carrying Plan B, an emergency contraception pill, in all of its United States pharmacies by the end of the month.

But in a move that rankled some women's groups, Wal-Mart said that it would allow pharmacists who object to filling a Plan B prescription to refer customers to another pharmacist and, in some cases, to another pharmacy.

Wal-Mart, which has 3,700 pharmacies, had been the only major chain that refused to sell the so-called morning-after pill, which can prevent pregnancy when taken within 72 hours of intercourse.

The retailer's policy provoked criticism from groups like Naral Pro-Choice America and the Planned Parenthood Federation of America, which argued that because Wal-Mart was the only pharmacy in some areas, its decision to not carry the pill deprived women of access to a federally approved emergency contraceptive."


202 posted on 06/05/2006 5:45:05 AM PDT by khnyny (Never in the field of human conflict was so much owed by so many to so few.- Winston Churchill)
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To: khnyny

As she said in her article, the problem was getting the prescription in the first place, not getting it filled.


203 posted on 06/05/2006 5:48:01 AM PDT by linda_22003
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