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Fast Facts
Guaranteed Access to Prescriptions
What can be done about pharmacists who refuse to fill women's prescriptions for birth control? |
| Laws that guarantee women’s access to prescriptions are becoming increasingly necessary to address the growing issue that some pharmacists refuse to fill women’s legally prescribed birth control prescriptions. Some pharmacists even go so far as to lecture women, humiliate them at the counter, or refuse to hand back a prescription. When a woman walks into a pharmacy with a birth control prescription from her doctor, she should walk out with the medication—without intimidation, delay, or harassment. |
CURRENT STATE LAWS6 states guarantee that women's birth control prescriptions will be filled: CA, IL, ME, NV, NJ, WA.
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2008 STATE LEGISLATION12 states considered 26 measures that would guarantee that women's birth control prescriptions be filled: FL, IN, MI, MO, NJ, NY, OH, OK, PA, RI, WV, WI. |
2008 FEDERAL LEGISLATIONPro-choice lawmakers have sponsored legislation that would guarantee women's access to prescriptions and require pharmacies to ensure that women's prescriptions for birth control are filled without delay or interference. |
2008 NOTABLE CASES
In November 2007, the United States District Court for the Western District of Washington granted pharmacists’ motion for a preliminary injunction against Washington’s Pharmacy Board’s rule that requires pharmacists to dispense lawfully prescribed drugs or devices approved by the U. S. Food and Drug Administration. An appeal was filed in December 2007 with the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals and a decision is pending.
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| For a map of all states with Guaranteed Access to Prescriptions - click here. | |
