Petition | Tell Wal-Mart to Sell EC Without Humiliation or Delay (Pharmacist laughed in woman's face

Shallah Kali

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Thu Mar-15-07 06:52 PM
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Petition | Tell Wal-Mart to Sell EC Without Humiliation or Delay (Pharmacist laughed in woman's face

http://www.thepetitionsite.com/takeaction/800217957

Target: H. Lee Scott, Jr., Wal-Mart President & CEO
Sponsor: NARAL Pro-Choice America

* Signatures: 427
* Goal: 20,000
* Deadline: Ongoing...

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Recently, Tashina Byrd and her boyfriend tried to purchase the emergency contraception Plan B at the Springfield, Ohio Wal-Mart after their condom broke. The pharmacist not only refused to provide emergency contraception to them, but he laughed in their faces and did not get another employee to dispense it.

Plan B is simply a concentrated dose of ordinary birth-control pills that can prevent unintended pregnancy after sex.

Wal-Mart must stop discriminating against women and ensure that their pharmacies guarantee women's access to Plan B. If an individual pharmacist refuses to provide Plan B, Wal-Mart should ensure that another employee provides it immediately.

Please speak out now, so that no other woman has to go through the humiliation and anger that Tashina experienced. Send Wal-Mart President & CEO H. Lee Scott, Jr. a message urging him to improve company policy to require Wal-Mart pharmacies to fulfill requests for Plan B without intimidation, humiliation or delay.

There are other petitions relating to reproductive health rights, some of which might be of interest here:
http://www.thepetitionsite.com/takeaction?categoryID=51700

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Gato Moteado

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Thu Mar-15-07 07:08 PM
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1. better yet, burn down all walmarts

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Geezus

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Tue Mar-20-07 07:11 PM
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6. Yes, please do.

I fuckin' hate Walmart. I already don't shop there because of the way they treat their employees.

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catnhatnh

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Thu Mar-15-07 08:25 PM
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2. Sorry.but I don't buy this...

...refused is one thing and I believe that would be wrong-But laughed at???Sorry, but facts are asserted but not proved nor supported by impartial sources...did they throw babies out of incubators too-I'll need to know before I sign.

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iverglas

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Fri Apr-20-07 06:54 PM
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8. damn, I hate being late to a party

but I also hate intellectual laziness.

Got google? The woman's name was right there in the bleeding OP.

http://www.daytondailynews.com/o/content/oh/story/opinions/columns/2007/01/22/ddn012307mary.html

The couple watched as the young pharmacy assistant brought the drug to the pharmacist on duty, Brent Beams. "I could see the pharmacist, and he smiled and he laughed and he shook his head," Byrd says.

The pharmacy assistant told her, "We have it on hand, but we can't give it to you."

There ya go. Now you know. At least, if you want to trust something from the ol' MSM.

http://www.ohio.com/mld/beaconjournal/16465906.htm

Brent Beams, the pharmacist, told The Dispatch that he denied the couple's request for the contraceptive pills because he believes "in preserving life, and I do not believe in ending life, and life begins at conception."

No word on what he found amusing. Or on what school he failed to learn biology at.

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Ind4now

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Sat Mar-17-07 06:43 AM
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3. With how much I hate Wal Mart,

it is a private entity and should not be forced, by law, to do anything! They could come out tomorrow and publicly announce that they will not administer plan B at all. There are plenty of other places she can get the drug!

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Scout

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Mon Mar-19-07 12:40 PM
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4. "plenty of other places she can get the drug"

Not necessarily. And that is beside the point.

The pharmacy is licensed by the state, and must follow state law ... they can't just "do what they want" because they are a private entity.

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JetCityLiberal

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Mon Mar-19-07 06:18 PM
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5. Wrong

and very misguided about plan b. I suggest you educate yourself on the law.

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uppityperson

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Fri Apr-13-07 11:45 PM
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7. BOOKMARK THIS LINK. sorry for yelling but it is important

http://www.fwhc.org/birth-control/ecinfo.htm
This webpage tells what OCs are comparable to Plan B. Please bookmark, everyone, and widely distribute. Thank you.

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