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Walgreens Pharmacist Allegedly Refuses to Give a Woman a Prescribed Abortion Pill

  • Teen Vogue
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...

Was a Peoria Walgreens pharmacist legally justified in denying miscarriage medication?

  • AZ Central
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...

Walgreens Pharmacy Refuses To Give Woman Pregnancy Termination Drugs Prescribed By Her Doctor

  • Newsweek
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...

Women’s groups blast Senate harassment bill

  • Politico
In a letter to Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) and Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.), the American Civil Liberties Union, Equal Pay Today, the Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, National Women’s Law...

A Walgreens Pharmacist Denied A Woman’s Prescription For Medication To End Her Pregnancy

  • Buzzfeed News
Arizona is one of six states in the US where it is legal for a pharmacist to refuse prescriptions related to contraception if it conflicts with their religious or moral beliefs, Kelli Garcia, the director...

Teen says school failed to protect her from boy accused of sexually assaulting her

  • NY Post
Elizabeth Tang, a legal fellow with the National Women’s Law Center, has been helping the girl and her mother with their case — and ultimately agrees with their assessment about the Winchester school district. “What...