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March 13, 2006
New Hampshire “conscience clause” bill defeated
More good news out of New Hampshire.
First the state provided training sessions for pharmacists that would enable them to prescribe emergency contraception over-the-counter. Now the state House has rejected a bill that would have provided legal protection for activist pharmacists who refused to dispense emergency contraception.
Liza Dube, political director for NARAL Pro-Choice New Hampshire said of the decision, “The greater the access to emergency contraception, the smaller the number of women facing unintended pregnancy and the need for abortion...When states limit access to emergency contraception by allowing pharmacists to refuse to fill valid prescriptions, more women risk facing unintended pregnancy and the difficult decisions that go along with it.”
Posted by Jessica at March 13, 2006 10:25 AM
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