UNITED STATES: Wal-Mart forced to stock 'morning after' pill

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Wal-Mart has been pressured by women's rights activists in the US to reverse its discriminatory policy of refusing to stock the 'morning after' pill. The morning after pill, which if taken within days of unprotected sex has a very high chance of preventing pregnancies, will now be available at Wal-Mart pharmacies from March 20. However the retail chain also announced that individual pharmacists would be permitted to refuse to fill prescriptions for emergency contraception if they are opposed to it. To send a message to Wal-Mart urging it to revisit this policy, which could restrict women's access to legally prescribed medication, visit <http://prochoiceaction.org>.

From Green Left Weekly, March 15, 2006.
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