Pharmacists in six states (including Arizona, where Arteaga is from) are protected by a "conscience clause," which states that they have the right to refuse to perform certain services that they feel violate their personal...
Arizona’s law, according to Kelli Garcia, director of reproductive justice at the National Women’s Law Center, is specific to emergency contraception, but also lacks affirmative protections for patients. “That can lead patients vulnerable to these...
Arteaga opted for the medication. But she says that when she went to pick up the pills, the pharmacist refused to give them to her, citing his own ethical reasons. Arizona is one of six...
To its proponents, a ban on asking the previous salary question makes intuitive sense. “So many of us have been in the position of having to respond to that question,” said Andrea Johnson, senior counsel...
Six states, including Arizona, have laws that allow pharmacists to refuse to dispense medication based on personal belief, according to the National Women’s Law Center. Several other states have broader laws that could be interpreted...
The company told The Associated Press on Monday that the pharmacist in question was the only one on duty at the time, so he called another location to serve the patient. Gretchen Borchelt, the vice...
