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April 4, 2005
My new boyfriend Blagojevich
Who says that I can’t have an imaginary relationship with Illinois governor Rod Blagojevich? My stalking tendencies aside, this man fucking rocks.
In response to recent incidents where pharmacists refused to fill women’s prescriptions for contraceptives, Gov. Blagojevich took emergency action on Friday, filing a rule that Illinois pharmacies “must accept and fill prescriptions for contraceptives without delay.”
In addition, he also announced disciplinary action against the pharmacy where this refusal to fill prescriptions had taken place and the creation of a toll free number where women can report “non-compliant” pharmacies.
Gov. Blagojevich said of these new provisions: Our regulation says that if a woman goes to a pharmacy with a prescription for birth control, the pharmacy is not allowed to discriminate who they sell it to and who they don’t. The pharmacy will be expected to accept that prescription and fill it in the same way, and in the same period of time they would fill any other prescription. No delays. No hassles. No lecture. Just fill the prescription.
Holy. Shit. I think I'm in love.
NARAL president Nancy Keenan added, “there shouldn't be anything even remotely controversial about going to the drug store to pick up your birth control prescription, but the anti-choice movement’s willingness to intrude on our personal lives does not know any bounds...The women of Illinois should be very proud to have a governor like Rod Blagojevich, who wants government to support our personal choices instead of limiting them.”
Watch out Nancy--I'll fight you for him...
Posted by Jessica at April 4, 2005 12:23 PM
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