Woman was denied morning-after pill because of pharmacists' beliefs: Lawsuit

I don't think what the pharmacist did was right, but can't these people start using rubbers? I mean seriously, 5 Kids and she still hasn't learned yet? I bet not all 5 of them were planned either.

SAD

 

Not trolling, I always search for facts and truth.

 

Without much success, it would seem...

 

I sourced:
https://friendlyatheist.patheos.com...es-refuse-to-fill-birth-control-prescription/

Andrea Anderson, a mother of five and licensed foster mom, is suing a CVS store and Thrifty White Pharmacy, both in Minnesota, after their pharmacists both denied her a morning-after pill despite her prescription.

Anderson’s contraception had broken one night earlier this year, and she didn’t want to take the chance of getting pregnant, so she quickly got a birth control prescription from her doctor. Yet the first two pharmacists she visited in Aitkin County refused to do their jobs.

… in a lawsuit filed Tuesday in Aitkin County, with the help of Gender Justice, a legal nonprofit, Anderson alleged the pharmacist George Badeaux refused to fill it based on his “beliefs” and “warned” against trying another nearby pharmacy. Anderson contends this was sex discrimination and violates the Minnesota Human Rights Act.

Anderson said she went to the CVS in Aitkin and was denied service again. Eventually, a third pharmacy in Brainerd gave her the medication. Anderson later filed the lawsuit and a complaint with the Minnesota Board of Pharmacy.

By the way, that CVS pharmacist, according to the lawsuit, said she called the third pharmacy and “they could not fill the prescription either.” But when Anderson went to that third location, the pharmacist, who confirmed speaking to the CVS person, said there was no problem at all getting the pill to Anderson. So it’s possible the CVS pharmacist straight-up lied.

Anderson eventually got the pill… from a location 50 miles from her house. Just as a “massive snowstorm” was hitting the area.

Given the increased risk of pregnancy from any delay in taking emergency contraception, Anderson drove over 100 miles round trip in the snowstorm in order to fill her prescription. While the drive normally takes over two hours round trip, that day it took over three hours in light of the storm.

For what it’s worth, Thrifty White said Badeaux is no longer working for them. CVS has also said it’s investigating the situation since they have policies meant to stop something like this from happening.

It’s also important to realize Minnesota has no laws overseeing this kind of situation. Women’s health is apparently up for grabs in the state because legislators are willing to let pharmacists’ personal beliefs override doctors’ decisions. The lawsuit doesn’t mention the religion of either pharmacist, but I’d bet good money on what it is. Regardless, this is a dangerous precedent.

Pharmacist who refuse to do their jobs because they’d rather judge clients than help them should have their licenses revoked. They’re actively putting patients in danger because of some irrational, often-faith-based belief. If this lawsuit doesn’t fix the problem, then lawmakers should take it up. In a state where the GOP has only a slight edge in the State Senate, but Democrats have the State House and governorship, this is an issue worth fighting for.


Again...
You need emergency prescription glasses.

 

For all you know... she got date raped.

 

You really would think I would take a blog as " friendly atheist" as reliable news ?


Good gawd

 

Keep moving those goal posts, disease now disorder... we are discussing a medical condition — which pregnancy is.

Again, you are mistaken.
Seems to be your MO

 

The person you're replying to didn't, and the statement that was quoted is in the article that was linked.

 

Pharmacists, licensed by the government, should by law be required to dispense legal drugs. If a pharmacist isn't prepared to do that, they should do something else for a living.

 

They don’t care, this is about control.

 

Friendly Atheist as a reliable source?

Brb going to puke.

 

Control of whom?

She went to him to scam him for a fake lawsuit on sexual discrimination.

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It is absolutely an emergency, if the time table passes she then would have to have a medical abortion which is much more costly and emotionally damaging.
In some states she could be prevented from it all together.

Thats why it is called an emergency contraceptive

 

Says the person who
1) proved not to be reliable and honest when given a link about a guy no longer working
2) confirms my source anyways.

 

Prove it or stop making up falshoods.
Your religion mentions deceit, yes?

 

Source that it's a scam with a fake lawsuit.
Otherwise I have to judge it that you're just making it all up.

 

Don’t care.
Organized religion is a plague of the earth — it demands eradication.

 

Your approval of the source isn't required. Reality doesn't give a **** whether or not your ideology agrees with it.

 

Being a whore and spreading your legs is now a medical emergency?

 

Judges can be replaced.
They are every day

 

Why do incels always call women whores because they have sex? Jealousy?

 

Don't hospital in the usa have pharmacies? She could have gotten it thdre also.

 

Same mindset as the nazi I see, well you just lost my interest.

 

Why should she have to drive 50 miles to get something that a store next to her sells?

 

Go source she is a whore.

What does the position of the legs have to do with anything?
Being pregnant can be a medical emergency.

Found your glasses yet?