Judge: State can't make druggists sell Plan B contraceptive

[ProgressiveProfessor]

19. Most of the responses so far have missed a key point...it was pharmacies not pharmacists

The difference is huge if you take a moment to think about it.

If the business decides not to stock it, there is nothing the duty pharmacist can do, regardless of what they personally believe. If the business does stock it and the pharmacist chooses not to dispense, he will be fired for failing in his duty to his employer.

When taken to the macro level, the state really should not be in the business of telling businesses what they should sell. However, we as consumers have and should use that power. If there is a pharmacy that will not carry plan B or Birth control pills, spread the word. Normally they won't be in business long.

I would like to know how often this is really a problem. I do not know of any major chain that does not stock such meds and the remaining small shops are dying rapidly. If there is one discriminating against women, the consumer action can kill it that much sooner.