Article: A terrible decision.(Editorials)(Pharmacist denies rape victim Plan B pill)(Editorial)

Byline: The Register-Guard

This really happened: A rape victim hoping to avoid pregnancy went to a Texas pharmacy with a prescription written by her emergency room doctor for the Plan B contraceptive - and the pharmacist, citing religious objections, refused to fill it.

This wasn't a teenager seeking an abortion pill to protect her from the consequences of casual sex. This was a woman traumatized by a violent sexual crime trying to fill a prescription for a safe, effective drug that is essentially a high-strength birth control pill.

The Plan B contraceptive does not induce abortion. It has no effect on an existing pregnancy. The pill uses a form ...

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