OT Birth Control

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Originally Posted by Kitsune06

What horrified me today was my ex husband emailing me today in a tizzy because apparently in addition to this, abortions have been banned in S. Dakota. Is that true? I didn't think Roe v. Wade etc could be overturned in such a way- that an individual state could make a ban like that...

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I thought this happened several months ago. Did the governor just now sign it, or am I thinking of another state? There is a referendum going on the November ballot in SD to repeal the anti-abortion law. Hopefully the people will undo what their idiotic legislature has done. I believe that the law cannot be enforced now since it conflicts with Roe v Wade, but sets up a court challenge that some hope will overturn Roe (given Bush's recent Supreme Court appointments). This is why it's so important to fight for fair Supreme Court nominees (not to mention the guy who appoints them).

Planned Parenthood is one of the charities i donate to. The united states is being steered by a religious extreme which is almost as extreme as the Al Quaeda guys.
Most Americans are not happy about this..

All these bans and anti-abortion laws make me sick. I've on BC pills for two years before we decided to have a baby. And it made our lives so much mor comfortable. But with all these regulations, can you imagine how many women will suffer. How many of them will hurt themselves because someone refused them a next morning pill? How many will by drugs illegally? How many will go to other countries to get what they rightfully should get? Will these state and nation governments ever understand what they are doing?

thats the scary thing. there is going to be alot of "bootleg pills" out there if places won't fill the Rx. the price is high anyhow if you don't have insurance for a pack of pills and will only go up if people can't get them filled.

when i was talking to my np the other day she said it made her sick when her clinic would get the pills for $0.50 a pack and turn around and sell them for $20.00. can you just imagin how much more it would go up.

my pills are covered under my insurance. i mail them to caremark and they are filled 3 packs at a time for $10. i'm VERY happy for that one.

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Originally Posted by Deanna

I haven't gotten that email, but I first heard about it a year ago. It's true that some pharmacists are refusing to fill prescriptions for birth control, in one case, the pharmacist even refused to give the prescription back to the patient. I guess the best policy on a personal level, either way, is to support the pharmacist you agree with with your dollars.

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Easy enough for those of us with lots of pharmacies to choose amongst. But what if you're out in the boondocks somewhere and it's miles and miles to the "nearest" pharmacy that will actually fill your prescription -- maybe even over a state line! What then? The "vote with your feet" consumerist solution doesn't always hack it.