Pharmacists can't refuse Plan B pill

[JBeukema]

So because a women can't go to a different pharmacy in 24 hours or not be sluts in the first place, we should take over local businesses and tell them what to sell?

And before you even try the 'rape' bullshit- everyone here has supported making it available @ ERs and crisis centers.

 

[Luissa]

So because a women can't go to a different pharmacy in 24 hours or not be sluts in the first place, we should take over local businesses and tell them what to sell?

And before you even try the 'rape' bullshit- everyone here has supported making it available @ ERs and crisis centers.

not be sluts? So only sluts forget about birth control or have a condoms break?

How about we stick to the facts, and stop stereotyping.

 

[Luissa]

the original plan B-EC is no longer being sold, it has been replaced with plan B-ONE STEP, and it must be taken within the first 24hours for it to be most effective and within 72 hours at the LATEST, giving the least effectiveness.

PLEASE do not continue saying that it is ok to take within 5 days/120 hours, you are passing along FALSE information which could affect the lives of people reading this thread....the 2 different prescriptions do not even have the same chemical ingredients in them...and also plan b-ec is NO LONGER available to purchase, it has been taken off the market.

There is also a Plan B two step still.. But you are very correct.

 

[JBeukema]

So because a women can't go to a different pharmacy in 24 hours or not be sluts in the first place, we should take over local businesses and tell them what to sell?

And before you even try the 'rape' bullshit- everyone here has supported making it available @ ERs and crisis centers.

not be sluts? So only sluts forget about birth control or have a condoms break?

How about we stick to the facts, and stop stereotyping.

If you're planning on being sexually active, you take bc. If you can't trust yourself to take a pill every day, get the rods.

Only relying on condoms? Accept responsibility for your actions and, if you're not using them properly, be prepared.

You have 72 hours according to the manufacturer and 5 days according to the doctors. Your being too lazy to go to a different pharmacy and too irresponsible to plan ahead is no reason for the State to effectively take over a business and tell a man what products he must sell.

 

[Luissa]

So because a women can't go to a different pharmacy in 24 hours or not be sluts in the first place, we should take over local businesses and tell them what to sell?

And before you even try the 'rape' bullshit- everyone here has supported making it available @ ERs and crisis centers.

not be sluts? So only sluts forget about birth control or have a condoms break?

How about we stick to the facts, and stop stereotyping.

If you're planning on being sexually active, you take bc. If you can't trust yourself to take a pill every day, get the rods.

Only relying on condoms? Accept responsibility for your actions and, if you're not using them properly, be prepared.

You have 72 hours according to the manufacturer and 5 days according to the doctors. Your being too lazy to go to a different pharmacy and too irresponsible to plan ahead is no reason for the State to effectively take over a business and tell a man what products he must sell.

Still doesn't explain why you implied only sluts need Plan B. And to me you sound like someone who doesn't really live in the real world.
This reminds me of you saying parents need to take care of their children because they were putting a library in a mall.

 

[rikules]

A new law here in Washington forces pharmacies to carry and sell the Plan B pill. Owners of several pharmacies have filed lawsuit based on the freedom of religion claiming that Plan B is against their beliefs and they refuse to sell the contraceptive. Lawmakers are contemplating changing the law to read that they do not have to carry Plan B if they refer customers to a nearby store that does sell the pill.

I wonder what the take on this concept is here. I am somewhat taken aback by this as I would have thought that it would naturally be the right of the business owner to decide what he or she sells. What right does the state have to mandate that a particular business sells anything. I understand regulation and placing limitations on items that a business is allowed to sell but forcing one to sell something seems over the top. What are your thoughts?



Pharmacists can't refuse Plan B pill, appeals court says - Los Angeles Times

I think that evangelical fundamentalist conservative christians who are pharmacists should have the right to NOT distribuet ANY DRUGS whatsoever!


they should just offer bibles and prayer sessions to anyone who comes into their pharmacy

and I think that evangelical fundamentalist conservative christians who are doctors, teachers, policemen, firmen, soldiers etc should NOT have to help any atheist or liberals or feminists, other than by praying at them and forcing them (at gunpoint?) to recite biblical verses.

anyone who denies an evangelical fundamentalist conservative christian from any profession simply because that evangelical fundamentalist conservative christian, due to his religious beliefs, is a deranged lunatic, is PERSECUTING christians!

and only evangelical fundamentalist conservative christian have a right to persecute other people

 

[JBeukema]

If I don't live in the real world, where do I live? The matrix? A giant computer simulation, Mister Negotiator?

This whole thing is about a bunch of lazy sluts who don't want to have to risk needing to go to a second pharmacy (or Planned Parenthood, the Health Dept., or the online store FA linked to earlier), so they want the State to begin taking over businesses and tell what a shopkeeper must sell.

Hell, they could even lie and go to a crisis center or the ER- everyone here has voiced support for making Plan B available in emergency rooms and crisis centers.

You know what, that's not what it's about at all.- because if it really were about access to BC, this wouldn't have ever been a problem. It's really about someone daring to act according to their own morality and not sell a product they don't think is right to sell. The only reason they chose BC and not alcohol to attack these christians over is because they know that by playing the victim and crying, they can get all the blind neofeminists to back them in their attack.

If it were about access to BC, then everyone here who's trying to dictate what these business owners must sell would've simply agreed to the solution proposed at the beginning of this thread.

We see this for what it is: big government trying to control businesses and anger at the thought of a Christian daring to act in accordance with their moral beliefs. It's just the latest example of power-hungry militant antitheists and totalitarian socialists trying to impose their will on all who differ with them or dare to stand in their way. And we don't like it.

You can try to wrap it up any way you please, but we see this for what it truly is and we're sure as hell not going to be silent and simply watch this shit continue. Any politician or officer who tries to enforce this crap should be tarred and feathered.

 

[JBeukema]

A new law here in Washington forces pharmacies to carry and sell the Plan B pill. Owners of several pharmacies have filed lawsuit based on the freedom of religion claiming that Plan B is against their beliefs and they refuse to sell the contraceptive. Lawmakers are contemplating changing the law to read that they do not have to carry Plan B if they refer customers to a nearby store that does sell the pill.

I wonder what the take on this concept is here. I am somewhat taken aback by this as I would have thought that it would naturally be the right of the business owner to decide what he or she sells. What right does the state have to mandate that a particular business sells anything. I understand regulation and placing limitations on items that a business is allowed to sell but forcing one to sell something seems over the top. What are your thoughts?



Pharmacists can't refuse Plan B pill, appeals court says - Los Angeles Times

I think that evangelical fundamentalist conservative christians who are pharmacists should have the right to NOT distribuet ANY DRUGS whatsoever!


they should just offer bibles and prayer sessions to anyone who comes into their pharmacy

and I think that evangelical fundamentalist conservative christians who are doctors, teachers, policemen, firmen, soldiers etc should NOT have to help any atheist or liberals or feminists, other than by praying at them and forcing them (at gunpoint?) to recite biblical verses.

anyone who denies an evangelical fundamentalist conservative christian from any profession simply because that evangelical fundamentalist conservative christian, due to his religious beliefs, is a deranged lunatic, is PERSECUTING christians!

and only evangelical fundamentalist conservative christian have a right to persecute other people

Nice strawman, but if you distribute no medicines, you're not a pharmacist, and if you practice no medicine, you're not a doctor (in the common sense; we're not talking PHDs and such here).

You want to pray for people? Go ahead? Wanna charge for it? Wouldn't be the first time someone made money off of gullible people, I suppose. Just be up front about it, like these pharmacists, and simply say 'we don't sell that product here' or 'I don't offer those services'.


As for selling bibles? Go ahead, but that makes you a book salesman, not a pharmacist.

And who said anything about 'denying an evangelical fundamentalist conservative christian from any profession simply because that evangelical fundamentalist conservative christian'? Nobody said anything of the sort.

Now, if you're done trolling the thread, feel free to return when you're prepared to discuss things honestly like a grown-up.

 

[FA_Q2]

A new law here in Washington forces pharmacies to carry and sell the Plan B pill. Owners of several pharmacies have filed lawsuit based on the freedom of religion claiming that Plan B is against their beliefs and they refuse to sell the contraceptive. Lawmakers are contemplating changing the law to read that they do not have to carry Plan B if they refer customers to a nearby store that does sell the pill.

I wonder what the take on this concept is here. I am somewhat taken aback by this as I would have thought that it would naturally be the right of the business owner to decide what he or she sells. What right does the state have to mandate that a particular business sells anything. I understand regulation and placing limitations on items that a business is allowed to sell but forcing one to sell something seems over the top. What are your thoughts?



Pharmacists can't refuse Plan B pill, appeals court says - Los Angeles Times

I think that evangelical fundamentalist conservative christians who are pharmacists should have the right to NOT distribuet ANY DRUGS whatsoever!


they should just offer bibles and prayer sessions to anyone who comes into their pharmacy

and I think that evangelical fundamentalist conservative christians who are doctors, teachers, policemen, firmen, soldiers etc should NOT have to help any atheist or liberals or feminists, other than by praying at them and forcing them (at gunpoint?) to recite biblical verses.

anyone who denies an evangelical fundamentalist conservative christian from any profession simply because that evangelical fundamentalist conservative christian, due to his religious beliefs, is a deranged lunatic, is PERSECUTING christians!

and only evangelical fundamentalist conservative christian have a right to persecute other people

The sad part is that this is the exact attitude you are pushing. You think that liberal radicals should be able to completely ignore what a person believes and an individual's personal freedoms. You are the one that is taking the position of forcing anyone to do anything. Those of us against this type of law simply believe that people should have the freedom to make choices and sell what they wish to sell. Can you not see how forcing people to sell anything is opposing simple freedom?

 

[Care4all]

the original plan B-EC is no longer being sold, it has been replaced with plan B-ONE STEP, and it must be taken within the first 24hours for it to be most effective and within 72 hours at the LATEST, giving the least effectiveness.

PLEASE do not continue saying that it is ok to take within 5 days/120 hours, you are passing along FALSE information which could affect the lives of people reading this thread....the 2 different prescriptions do not even have the same chemical ingredients in them...and also plan b-ec is NO LONGER available to purchase, it has been taken off the market.

There is also a Plan B two step still.. But you are very correct.

only until the supply of plan b ec, runs out, it has been replaced by plan b onestep which is most effective if taken within the first 24 hours, least effective if taken within 72 hours.

In 2009, the FDA approved Plan B One-Step. It is a one-dose regimen: you take one pill. The pill contains 1.5 milligrams of levonorgestrel. Research has shown that taking Plan B One-Step up to 72 hours after unprotected sex works just as well as Plan B. And it doesn't cause increased side effects. So Plan B One-Step is replacing Plan B, although it may still be available in some pharmacies and health centers until supplies run out.

Plan B (Morning-After Pill): Effectiveness and Side Effects

 

[Care4all]

as far as the gvt telling a business what they can or can not do or can or can not sell....it is common practice with any licensed pharmacy! THE RULES AND REGS AND DOS AND DON'TS ARE sky high for licensed pharmacies.

http://sos.ri.gov/documents/archives/regdocs/released/pdf//DOH/pharmacy-final-june06.pdf

they can't even sell their pharmacies without permission.

 

[Care4all]

interesting article on how gynos are not telling their patients about plan b, seems they'd rather have the woman get pregnant and charge them for an abortion....

Doctors Not Telling Women About Plan B - CBS News

 

[JBeukema]

as far as the gvt telling a business what they can or can not do or can or can not sell.

You really don't see the difference between saying what one may and may not sell (eg, what is legal or illegal to sell and purchase is a given district) and telling businesses what they must sell?

 

[Care4all]

as far as the gvt telling a business what they can or can not do or can or can not sell.

You really don't see the difference between saying what one may and may not sell (eg, what is legal or illegal to sell and purchase is a given district) and telling businesses what they must sell?

i normally would agree with the pharmicist having the right to object to selling something that is religiously offensive to them JB....like RU 486, the abortion pill.

BUT because from all i have read on this plan b one step, and the need to take it immediately for its most effectiveness, I see it as an emergency and i see it reducing abortion, reducing the killing of an embryo or fetus.

And from the statistics on its useage, it truly is being used for emergency situations by a super majority.

I believe pharmacies should carry ALL EMERGENCY medicines/drugs, and if this were an emergency drug for an asthma attack, or stroke or whatever, I would support our pharmacies having to carry such as well.

I realize that in most cities or populated areas there is no need to force a pharmacy to carry the product because there are many places within reach for a person to get the drug, but in rural places, it is not as easy as you and other's claim.

Pharmacies are licenced businesses that are a critical part of our health care system and a service to the ENTIRE community.

I aso find it hypocrital of the pharmacist rejecting this drug while still carrying birth control pills, which is the same drug and does the same thing....

IF the gynos were doing their job, and informing their patients with all birth control options available to them, and not excluding this plan b one step option....maybe this would not be a problem, and every informed sexually active female including those that are married but do not want more children than the 4 they already have, would have a dose of the plan b one step, in their medicine cabinets for the just in case mishap....and there would be no emergency need to get this from their pharmacy....

your comments on calling these women that need such sluts is uncalled for and pretty telling, about you....

the bottom line for me, is that this must be taken right away for its effectiveness, and I do not want to see more abortions, but fewer abortions.

 

[Immanuel]

as far as the gvt telling a business what they can or can not do or can or can not sell.

You really don't see the difference between saying what one may and may not sell (eg, what is legal or illegal to sell and purchase is a given district) and telling businesses what they must sell?

i normally would agree with the pharmicist having the right to object to selling something that is religiously offensive to them JB....like RU 486, the abortion pill.

BUT because from all i have read on this plan b one step, and the need to take it immediately for its most effectiveness, I see it as an emergency and i see it reducing abortion, reducing the killing of an embryo or fetus.

And from the statistics on its useage, it truly is being used for emergency situations by a super majority.

I believe pharmacies should carry ALL EMERGENCY medicines/drugs, and if this were an emergency drug for an asthma attack, or stroke or whatever, I would support our pharmacies having to carry such as well.

I realize that in most cities or populated areas there is no need to force a pharmacy to carry the product because there are many places within reach for a person to get the drug, but in rural places, it is not as easy as you and other's claim.

Pharmacies are licenced businesses that are a critical part of our health care system and a service to the ENTIRE community.

I aso find it hypocrital of the pharmacist rejecting this drug while still carrying birth control pills, which is the same drug and does the same thing....

IF the gynos were doing their job, and informing their patients with all birth control options available to them, and not excluding this plan b one step option....maybe this would not be a problem, and every informed sexually active female including those that are married but do not want more children than the 4 they already have, would have a dose of the plan b one step, in their medicine cabinets for the just in case mishap....and there would be no emergency need to get this from their pharmacy....

your comments on calling these women that need such sluts is uncalled for and pretty telling, about you....

the bottom line for me, is that this must be taken right away for its effectiveness, and I do not want to see more abortions, but fewer abortions.

I do not believe I have ever seen you argue for corporate rights in all the time I have known you, so I question where you get the, "i normally would agree with the pharmicist having the right to object to selling something..." statement.

Also, you mention RU-486, do you realize that with your support of Plan B because they call it "emergency contraception", that simply means that Roussel-Uclaf simply needs to add the word "emergency" to their label and then under this law, all pharmacists must also carry RU-486 regardless of religious beliefs?

Immie

 

[Care4all]

You really don't see the difference between saying what one may and may not sell (eg, what is legal or illegal to sell and purchase is a given district) and telling businesses what they must sell?

i normally would agree with the pharmicist having the right to object to selling something that is religiously offensive to them JB....like RU 486, the abortion pill.

BUT because from all i have read on this plan b one step, and the need to take it immediately for its most effectiveness, I see it as an emergency and i see it reducing abortion, reducing the killing of an embryo or fetus.

And from the statistics on its useage, it truly is being used for emergency situations by a super majority.

I believe pharmacies should carry ALL EMERGENCY medicines/drugs, and if this were an emergency drug for an asthma attack, or stroke or whatever, I would support our pharmacies having to carry such as well.

I realize that in most cities or populated areas there is no need to force a pharmacy to carry the product because there are many places within reach for a person to get the drug, but in rural places, it is not as easy as you and other's claim.

Pharmacies are licenced businesses that are a critical part of our health care system and a service to the ENTIRE community.

I aso find it hypocrital of the pharmacist rejecting this drug while still carrying birth control pills, which is the same drug and does the same thing....

IF the gynos were doing their job, and informing their patients with all birth control options available to them, and not excluding this plan b one step option....maybe this would not be a problem, and every informed sexually active female including those that are married but do not want more children than the 4 they already have, would have a dose of the plan b one step, in their medicine cabinets for the just in case mishap....and there would be no emergency need to get this from their pharmacy....

your comments on calling these women that need such sluts is uncalled for and pretty telling, about you....

the bottom line for me, is that this must be taken right away for its effectiveness, and I do not want to see more abortions, but fewer abortions.

I do not believe I have ever seen you argue for corporate rights in all the time I have known you, so I question where you get the, "i normally would agree with the pharmicist having the right to object to selling something..." statement.

Also, you mention RU-486, do you realize that with your support of Plan B because they call it "emergency contraception", that simply means that Roussel-Uclaf simply needs to add the word "emergency" to their label and then under this law, all pharmacists must also carry RU-486 regardless of religious beliefs?

Immie

I do believe you are wrong on your first statement.

And no, putting emergency before ru 486 would not do the trick, because i would have taken the time to read all about the drug as i have with plan b one step.... and ru 486 is not an emergency drug....it is a chemical abortion that is an alternative to a physical abortion.

 

[Immanuel]

i normally would agree with the pharmicist having the right to object to selling something that is religiously offensive to them JB....like RU 486, the abortion pill.

BUT because from all i have read on this plan b one step, and the need to take it immediately for its most effectiveness, I see it as an emergency and i see it reducing abortion, reducing the killing of an embryo or fetus.

And from the statistics on its useage, it truly is being used for emergency situations by a super majority.

I believe pharmacies should carry ALL EMERGENCY medicines/drugs, and if this were an emergency drug for an asthma attack, or stroke or whatever, I would support our pharmacies having to carry such as well.

I realize that in most cities or populated areas there is no need to force a pharmacy to carry the product because there are many places within reach for a person to get the drug, but in rural places, it is not as easy as you and other's claim.

Pharmacies are licenced businesses that are a critical part of our health care system and a service to the ENTIRE community.

I aso find it hypocrital of the pharmacist rejecting this drug while still carrying birth control pills, which is the same drug and does the same thing....

IF the gynos were doing their job, and informing their patients with all birth control options available to them, and not excluding this plan b one step option....maybe this would not be a problem, and every informed sexually active female including those that are married but do not want more children than the 4 they already have, would have a dose of the plan b one step, in their medicine cabinets for the just in case mishap....and there would be no emergency need to get this from their pharmacy....

your comments on calling these women that need such sluts is uncalled for and pretty telling, about you....

the bottom line for me, is that this must be taken right away for its effectiveness, and I do not want to see more abortions, but fewer abortions.

I do not believe I have ever seen you argue for corporate rights in all the time I have known you, so I question where you get the, "i normally would agree with the pharmicist having the right to object to selling something..." statement.

Also, you mention RU-486, do you realize that with your support of Plan B because they call it "emergency contraception", that simply means that Roussel-Uclaf simply needs to add the word "emergency" to their label and then under this law, all pharmacists must also carry RU-486 regardless of religious beliefs?

Immie

I do believe you are wrong on your first statement.

And no, putting emergency before ru 486 would not do the trick, because i would have taken the time to read all about the drug as i have with plan b one step.... and ru 486 is not an emergency drug....it is a chemical abortion that is an alternative to a physical abortion.

I certainly do not recall you ever defending corporate rights.

You are not the one to decide whether or not RU-486 is emergency drugs or not. The courts are and by their prior defense of the abortion industry there is no doubt they would declare it "emergency" medication.

Immie

 

[JBeukema]

I see it as an emergency

It's not an emergency. An emergency is a situation where one is at serious risk of immediate death or injury if one does no receive immediate care.

The worst case scenario is that you find yourself in need of some pennyroyal tea or other abortifacient.

and i see it reducing abortion, reducing the killing of an embryo or fetus.

So are condoms, regular BC, and really cheap perfumes that make you smell bad so you don't get laid in the first place.

And from the statistics on its useage, it truly is being used for emergency situations by a super majority.

Again, we're not talking about any emergencies here. The only time this would coincide with an emergency would be in case of sexual assault, and everyone here has voiced support for making it available at hospitals, women's centers, etc.

You are wholly unable to present any valid reason for talking over these businesses.

I believe pharmacies should carry ALL EMERGENCY medicines/drugs

That's fine. When they stop carrying emergency drugs such as those FA mentioned earlier, we'll discuss it.

, and if this were an emergency drug for an asthma attack, or stroke or whatever, I would support our pharmacies having to carry such as well.

Stroke, heart attack, or the most serious asthma attacks can lead to death or serious injury without treatment. Irresponsibility with your bf/the guy you met at the bar does not constitute an emergency. It constitutes stupidity.

Pregnancy =/= Death

That you people have to resort to such dishonest tricks and spin highlights the fact that you have no real case. It's not surprising though, I already called this out for what it is in post 487

I realize that in most cities or populated areas there is no need to force a pharmacy to carry the product because there are many places within reach for a person to get the drug, but in rural places, it is not as easy as you and other's claim.

You want everyone to have access to bc? fine. Distribute it through public channels. That's what the Health Department is for. If you really cared about the women and this was truly about access to bc, you wouldn't be trying so hard to turn this into an excuse to take over businesses and find a way to stick it to those mean old Christians who dare to think differently than you.

Pharmacies are licenced businesses that are a critical part of our health care system and a service to the ENTIRE community.

They're not part of 'our health care system' unless they're publicly owned. They might provide some medical supplies or services, but they are private sector. The public sector, which the State may use to make such drugs available are the public hospitals and the Health Department.

I aso find it hypocrital of the pharmacist rejecting this drug while still carrying birth control pills, which is the same drug and does the same thing....

So? I find it hypocritical and retarded that a store sells wine but not beer, even though wine has more alcohol than beer and they try to justify it by saying 'we don't sell beer and liquor'. That doesn't mean the State should make them sell Sam Adams Cherry Wheat just so I don't have to go somewhere else or go to the library and buy it online.

IF the gynos were doing their job, and informing their patients with all birth control options available to them, and not excluding this plan b one step option...

If you've evidence that medical professionals are not doing their job, then make a thread about it and we can address it and rectify the problem if it exists.

.maybe this would not be a problem, and every informed sexually active female including those that are married but do not want more children than the 4 they already have, would have a dose of the plan b one step, in their medicine cabinets for the just in case mishap....and there would be no emergency need to get this from their pharmacy....

I've never even met a gyno. But I've heard the radio, been online, watched TV, and spoken to people outside of a fundamentalist church in the middle of the Midwest. Oh, and I went to school some years back and had sex ed classes.

With very few exceptions, any woman ignorant of bc, including Plan B, is that way purely of her own fault. All she has to do is enter any college, feminists coffeeshoppe, library- or get on Google- and the information is all out there for anyone who wants it.

Let's perform an experiment.

I'm going to google 'I forget to use birth control'


The fourth listing includes the following:

If you think there could be a chance that you are pregnant (and you don't want to be), Emergency Contraception (Plan B) is always an option. It is available in many pharmacies over the counter without a prescription if you're over 18. Something that I have always found to be effective is to set the alarm on your cell phone or outlook calendar to remind you!

That link?

Has this scenario ever happened to you? The condom breaks while having sex? It happens all the time, but luckily there is EC (Emergency Contraception) or the "Morning After" pill as a backup -- accidents do happen!

EC, also known as Plan B, should be taken within 24 hours after intercourse to be most effective, but can be taken up to 3 days after. It is NOT meant to be your main form of birth control, since it's only 89% effective against preventing pregnancy and does NOT protect you from STIs like HIV.

Now let's Google 'Plan B birth control'

(since, you know, we never went to high school, watched tv, listened to the radio, asked a librarian about birth control, or been in a city before now)

First result:
Plan B® One-Step: Home

Well, I'll be.


Let's click 'pharmacy locator'


Let's try Olympia, Washington, since that's where this story appears to be taking place


Holy snap, there are twenty-five locations listed, including a Rite-Aid-- a major company where the store manager can't do like the owner of Ralph's. It also says Safeway has it, and there's a Walgreens. And a Target... Ralph's is still listed; they need to update that. Good thing it lists the address and phone number for each location as well.

Now.... you really expect us to believe that Walgreens, Walmart, Rite-Aid, and Target are all going to suddenly decide Plan B is evil and not something they want to make money off of?

You people are creating a bogey out of nothing and using dishonest scare tactics to get people to go along with yet another power grab by the totalitarian socialists who call themselves 'progressives' today and pretend to care about women whenever it seems like a good way to forward their own agenda and feed their desire for control.

Three pharmacies, according to the article, are fighting this. Three. Plan B's own website lists 25 pharmacy's that they know of they are carrying it (with the exception of Ralph's, bringing the number to 24).

the bottom line for me, is that this must be taken right away for its effectiveness, and I do not want to see more abortions, but fewer abortions.

The bottom line is you have at least 24 other pharmacies to go to. Not to mention going down to 402 Legion Way, Suite 201

Walk-in Services

Pregnancy tests and emergency contraception.


Health Services - Olympia, WA - Planned Parenthood - Olympia Health Center




or clicking Order Emergency Contraception


You really think Planned Parenthood is going to stop carrying Plan B if the State doesn't force those women-hating monsters to give women the option of not having a baby?

But don't let the facts get in the way. there are more important things than the women here, right? After all, those evil Christians are still living according to their morals and still have the freedom to run their private enterprises and sell only what they wish. They must be stopped!

 

[JBeukema]

And btw, Googling 'olympia washington emergency contraception free' gave me the address, phone number, hours of operation, and online ordering for Planned Parenthoood in .32 second. It;s the first result.

 

[Immanuel]

I believe pharmacies should carry ALL EMERGENCY medicines/drugs, and if this were an emergency drug for an asthma attack, or stroke or whatever, I would support our pharmacies having to carry such as well.

What do you consider an emergency drug?

Emergency care is care given when a life is in danger of being lost and under NO CIRCUMSTANCES should a person needing emergency care go to a pharmacists instead of a hospital. I have to disagree with you, pharmacies should not be carrying emergency drugs, those should be distributed at a hospital.

Definition of Emergency Medicine

Emergency medicine is the medical specialty dedicated to the diagnosis and treatment of unforeseen illness or injury. It encompasses a unique body of knowledge as set forth in the "Model of the Clinical Practice of Emergency Medicine."1 The practice of emergency medicine includes the initial evaluation, diagnosis, treatment, and disposition of any patient requiring expeditious medical, surgical, or psychiatric care. Emergency medicine may be practiced in a hospital-based or freestanding emergency department (ED), in an urgent care clinic, in an emergency medical response vehicle or at a disaster site.

More at site

Simply because the makers of Plan B want to call it, "emergency" contraception, does not mean this is truly an emergency. Plan B does NOT fit the definition of emergency pharmaceuticals nor does the medical issue it seeks to mitigate qualify as an emergency.

Immie