Texas Pharmacist Denies Rape Victim Morning-After Pill

[RainDog]

this is incredible. this person had better be fired. let them get a job at a "faith-based" pharmacy. this makes my blood boil.

too bad this person can't be imprisoned and find out what it's like to be a rape victim.

All you Republicans who know how wrong and horrible this is had better stop empowering the Talibornagains in this country.

fwiw- the rape victim got her prescription from another pharmacy.

http://edition.cnn.com/2004/US/Southwest/02/03/pharmacy.protest.ap/index.html

Protest follows denial of morning-after pill

Wednesday, February 4, 2004 Posted: 1203 GMT ( 8:03 PM HKT)

DENTON, Texas (AP) -- About 40 people gathered outside an Eckerd pharmacy Monday, protesting what they said was a decision to deny a rape victim a prescription for the morning-after pill.

A spokesman for the Florida-based company confirmed that Eckerd has taken disciplinary action in response to an incident at the store.

"Apparently there was a request for a prescription to be filled and the prescription was denied based on a moral or ethical decision made by the pharmacist, and that's not in accordance with our corporate policy," said Joan Gallagher, vice president of communications for Largo, Florida-based Eckerd Corp.