The incidents have been discussed in conjunction with one another, but civil rights attorney Alexandra Brodsky said the only substantial similarity is that “they underscore what an affront to a person’s dignity it is to...
Six states — including Arizona — explicitly permit pharmacies or pharmacists to refuse to provide medication because of religious or moral objections, according to the National Women’s Law Center, a nonprofit and advocacy group.
Arizona, Arkansas, Georgia, Idaho, Mississippi, and South Dakota all have laws specifically allowing pharmacists the right to refuse to fill prescriptions, according to the National Women’s Law Center. Other states have broader laws that allow...
BuzzFeed News notes that Arizona is one of six states where it is currently legal for pharmacists to refuse to dispense prescriptions related to contraception because of "moral or ethical" reasons. But according to Kelli...
The law does not require them to refer the patient to another pharmacist or transfer the prescription to another location. "Arizona is a particularly problematic state," said Kelli Garcia, director of reproductive-justice initiatives for the...
Kelli Garcia, director of reproductive justice initiatives and senior counsel at the National Women's Law Center, told BuzzFeed News that Arizona is one of six U.S. states where pharmacists can refuse to serve customers on...
