OT Birth Control

[Trekhawk]

Planned Parenthood has been around at least since the 1960's; that's where i went as an 18 year old for free birth control pills!!
(those were the days!)

Thanks mimitabby - being from Australia I dont know a whole lot about anything here in the USA but Im learning.

[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.

[Brandy]

What a stupid bill. I don't usually engage in political discussions, but seriously. Stupid. Stupid. Stupid.

[Duck on Wheels]

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.

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.