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Supreme Court Blocks California Law Regulating Deceptive Anti-Abortion Pregnancy Centers

On Tuesday, pro-choice groups called the decision damaging. They have argued that signage providing “neutral” information is necessary to safeguard against “deceptive tactics” used by some crisis pregnancy centers to mask their religious or anti-abortion...

Lawsuit challenges deal between Notre Dame, Trump administration on birth control

The lawsuit challenges an October settlement agreement between the Trump administration and Notre Dame that paved the way for the university to drop some contraceptive coverage from the health insurance plans covering 17,000 employees, students...

Walgreens Pharmacist Refuses To Give Woman Prescription To End Pregnancy

According to the National Women’s Law Center, Arizona, Arkansas, Georgia, Idaho, Mississippi and South Dakota have laws or regulations that allow pharmacists to refuse to fill prescriptions for religious or moral reasons. In Alabama, Delaware,...

Walgreens pharmacist refuses to give Arizona woman drug to end pregnancy

Walgreens said the policy applies to all of its pharmacies across the country. But state laws on pharmacies vary: Six states, including Arizona, have laws or regulations that allow pharmacists to refuse to dispense medication...

What Should You Do If A Pharmacist Denies You A Prescription?

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...

An Arizona woman needed a drug to induce a miscarriage. Her pharmacist refused.

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...