Drugstore Dilemma: What to Do If Your Pharmacy Won't Give You Birth Control Pills or Emergency Contraception (the "Morning-After Pill")

This factsheet was updated in May of 2011, for the most recent Drugstore Dilemma fact sheet please visit here.

There have been increasing reports of pharmacists and pharmacies refusing to fill women’s prescriptions for birth control, including emergency contraception (the “morning-after pill” or EC). These refusals to dispense prescription contraceptives are based on personal beliefs, not on legitimate medical or professional concerns. The same pharmacists who refuse to dispense contraceptives because of their personal beliefs often refuse to transfer a woman’s prescription to another pharmacist or to refer her to another pharmacy. These refusals can have devastating consequences for women’s health.

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DrugstoreDilemma09.pdf