>>One problem? Pharmacies that don’t fill prescriptions for any kind of contraception--like the birth control pill--don’t have to abide by the rule. So pharmacies can get around this simply by refusing to carry any contraception! (I wonder if condoms count...)

This statement insinuates that you think that all pharmacies should be forced to carry the Emergency Contraception. That's not very "pro-choice" of you. Why should an establishment be forced to carry something to which they are morally opposed? Or let me guess: this is the exception.

Hooray! I am once again thrilled to live in Illinois!

And I, too, would bet that pharmacies refusing birth control pills and EC would carry condoms.

No, Deine Liebchen, birth control is not "the exception."

1) We are talking about licensed substances here, not general goods that just anybody can start selling if they feel a need is not being served.

2) We are talking about medicine. These aren't movies or tubes of lipstick, they're drugs that people depend upon to live their lives they way they want to, or sometimes even to be able to live their lives at all.

All levels of Government puts restrictions on telephone, cable, and broadcasting that don't apply to other industries because of the unique characteristics of their product and its means of distribution. Pharmacies (and health care in general) are also unique in terms of products and distribution and so should also be subject to special laws, if such laws are needed for the public good.

I would be furious of my birth control prescription was denied - I was not even placed on it because of birth control, but to curb another condition. It is also for this reason that it enrages me when these prescriptions are denied - the pharmacist is making a moral judgment on the medication needed - when it might not even be needed for what they think.

So pharmacies can get around this simply by refusing to carry any contraception! (I wonder if condoms count...)

This is a far better solution than the current one in states where 'conscience clauses' allow the 6% of the population opposed to contraception to force their religious beliefs down our collective throats with no penalties.
These fanatics need to be exposed. If the religious right wants boutique pharmacies they're welcome to them but they need to be upfront about it and we need to expose which specific pharmacies and pharmacists are ideologically opposed to providing a reasonable standard of healthcare.
The religious right has gained power by relying on the ignorance and capacity for denial of folks; it's our job to expose them and this particular law does not allow them much cover.

Anna,
I share your thrill in living in illinois. I also happen to live in Gov. Blago's neighborhood. I have "bumped" into him on several occasions and I expressed my thanks for his positions regarding women's rights He is a very affable and approachable person. He has stated his immovable positions in regards to the issues paramount to us here. What we have to do is ensure his re-election so that he may serve as an example for other governors to follow. What a comfort to live in a blue state.

I honestly would not care if pharmacies got to choose which products they carry but I see a SERIOUS problem with this.

I am from a rural area. My area has one pharmacy. To reach another can take an hour or so.

So lets say you are already pressed for funds and time.

Now I have to spend 60 miles worth of gas AND an hour worth of time simply because my podunk, retard, pharmacy is morally opposed to my medication.

Bull shit.

My physical location should not dictate my access to legal substances.