Wal-Mart ordered to carry emergency contraceptive pills in Massachusetts

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Wal-Mart ordered to carry emergency contraceptive pills in Massachusetts

Andrew Wood, JURIST NEWS, Tuesday, February 14, 2006, at 4:54 PM ET

(JURIST NEWS) The Massachusetts Board of Pharmacy (official backgrounder) on Tuesday (February 14, 2006) ordered the state's 44 Wal-Marts and 4 Sam's Club stores to carry emergency contraception pills at their pharmacies. Previously Wal-Mart (corporate website) only carried the "morning after" pill in Illinois, a requirement of state law.

Wal-Mart was sued earlier this month (JURIST report) by three women alleging the retail giant was in violation of the Massachusetts Consumer Protection Act (text) which requires all pharmacies in the state to provide all "commonly prescribed" medications. Last year the Massachusetts state legislature passed a law (text; JURIST report) requiring hospitals, but not specifically all pharmacies, to carry emergency contraception. Wal-Mart has said it will comply with the order. AP has more.

. . . more at . . . http://jurist.law.pitt.edu/paperchase/2006/02/wal-mart-ordered-to-carry-emergency.php

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So, in other words, Wal-Mart will not voluntarily comply in filling prescriptions for the "morning after" pill unless Wal-Mart is forced to do so by aggrieved people who must hire plaintiffs lawyers to file lawsuits/complaints in state courts and/or state regulatory agencies/boards! Cute! Wal-Mart "made in America" religion-into-law!
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