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Keep Contraceptives on Drugstore Shelves

Target: Bobby Ison, Chair of the Virginia Board of Pharmacy
Sponsored by: Care2

A disturbing trend has begun. "Pro-life" drugstores, which do not stock contraceptives like condoms, birth control pills or the morning after pill, are popping up across the nation.

A full 98 percent of women of reproductive age who have had intercourse have used a contraceptive. By not stocking contraceptives, these "pro-life" pharmacies are denying virtually all of their female customers items they turn to for reproductive health.

The scariest part is that these drug stores could fuel a trend that could deprive entire regions of basic contraception.

Virginia has no stocking regulations, allowing one "pro-life" drugstore, DMC Pharmacy, to keep contraceptives off the shelves. If the Virginia Board of Pharmacy enacted stocking regulations, it would send a message to legislative bodies across the nation. Tell the Virginia Board of Pharmacy that drugstores in its state have a duty to stock basic health care products.

deadline: Ongoing...
goal: 20,000

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Dear Chairperson Ison,

I am deeply concerned about the rising trend of pharmacies that do not provide contraception, including condoms, birth control pills and the morning-after pill.

Contraceptives prevent sexually transmitted diseases and unintended pregnancies, making them vital to reproductive health. It seems virtually all women agree: 98% of women who are of reproductive age and have had intercourse have used a contraceptive.

However, DMC Pharmacy, a drugstore about to open in Chantilly, Virginia, is denying its customers contraceptives they choose to use.

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We signed the “Keep Contraceptives on Drugstore Shelves” petition!

# 50:

3:03 pm PDT, Jun 27, Ken Hedges, California

# 49:

3:02 pm PDT, Jun 27, Michael Oaks, New Mexico

# 48:

3:01 pm PDT, Jun 27, Name not displayed, Georgia

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3:01 pm PDT, Jun 27, Franziska Eber, Germany

# 46:

3:01 pm PDT, Jun 27, Elizabeth Opazo, Florida

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3:01 pm PDT, Jun 27, Name not displayed, North Carolina

# 44:

3:00 pm PDT, Jun 27, Ann Wilson, Oregon
You are not in the business of morality. You are in the business of commerce. You buy and sell. Morality is not your business. If you can't accept this you should find a more suitable business to be in.

# 43:

2:56 pm PDT, Jun 27, Lynne Levine, New York
DON'T DENY WOMEN THE RIGHTS THEY DESERVE!!!!!

# 42:

2:54 pm PDT, Jun 27, Gary Ruiz, California

# 41:

2:53 pm PDT, Jun 27, Stephen R Hannon, Massachusetts
Contraceptives should remain available for those who are old enough to purchase them. Abstinence only programs don't work, and teens are always going to experiment having sex. It is always better to be safe than sorry later.

# 40:

2:52 pm PDT, Jun 27, Name not displayed, California

# 39:

2:52 pm PDT, Jun 27, Lynn Noe, California

# 38:

2:49 pm PDT, Jun 27, Valerie Underwood, New York

# 37:

2:50 pm PDT, Jun 27, Kim Wilkerson, Illinois
With this wave of "Pregnancy Pacts", STDs and AIDS numbers climbing; we need not only the availability, but the education on safer sex practices.

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2:49 pm PDT, Jun 27, Jason Olszanicky, California

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2:47 pm PDT, Jun 27, Sally Meyer, Virginia

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2:46 pm PDT, Jun 27, Theresa Neidich, New Jersey

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2:45 pm PDT, Jun 27, Vanessa Flores, Texas
We should all have the right to choose to protect ourselves from having a baby to soon, or one to late in life. Plus protection from sexually transmitted diseases. Sorry no parent can stop a child from having sex no matter how much we want to. So personally I would want them to be able to protect themselves. Not that I'm pushing anyone towards sexual activity. At least let everyone be responsible for their actions by taking the right measures if they decided to do it. You can't put everyone in a glass bubble to keep them from having sex, making babies, or spreading disease. This is real life, not a fairy tale, or science fiction story where you can.

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2:46 pm PDT, Jun 27, Name not displayed, Missouri
aaaaaare they crazy? i'm prolife BUT look at what is going on since the health department doesn't do birth control there is an increase in births. talk about over population boy that would do it and it is a shame because the poor babies are the ones that pay for it.

# 31:

2:44 pm PDT, Jun 27, Janet Black, Washington

# 30:

2:44 pm PDT, Jun 27, Holly Paniwozik, Michigan

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2:42 pm PDT, Jun 27, Deanna Smith, Arizona

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2:41 pm PDT, Jun 27, Name not displayed, California

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2:42 pm PDT, Jun 27, John Hatton, Vermont

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2:40 pm PDT, Jun 27, Lori Baquero, Florida

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2:38 pm PDT, Jun 27, Blythe Stephens, California

# 24:

2:37 pm PDT, Jun 27, Cheyenne Weaver, Texas
Contraceptives keep babies from being born to parents who do not want them, or cannot take care of them!

# 23:

2:37 pm PDT, Jun 27, Jennifer Davidson, California
I can't believe this is actually happening. Every woman deserves the right to choose for herself how to care for her own body.

# 22:

2:33 pm PDT, Jun 27, Name not displayed, Texas

# 20:

2:32 pm PDT, Jun 27, Carol Evans, New York

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2:31 pm PDT, Jun 27, Ralf Schuetz, Colorado

# 18:

2:31 pm PDT, Jun 27, Eric Simpson, California

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2:29 pm PDT, Jun 27, Shoshana Simon, California

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2:24 pm PDT, Jun 27, Karen Iverson, Georgia

# 15:

2:24 pm PDT, Jun 27, Toni Nesbitt-Hanson, Texas

# 14:

2:25 pm PDT, Jun 27, Keegan Allen, Vermont

# 13:

2:25 pm PDT, Jun 27, Daivd W. Cross, Indiana

# 12:

2:22 pm PDT, Jun 27, Bonnie Hoffman, California

# 11:

2:15 pm PDT, Jun 27, Elle Jordan, Massachusetts
We hear all of this talk on Freedom of Choice and Anti Abortion. Everyone could be happy if contraception things were carried in phamacies. You can preach abstinence all you want but it will not reach the ears of a young person going through hormonal changes. In order to prevent unwanted pregnancies, you must use protection! That is a given. When pharmacies try to inflict their opinions on their customers about this issue, it can become very very dangerous. You had better stick to the old adage that" The customer is always right".

# 10:

2:06 pm PDT, Jun 27, Domika Jackson, California

# 9:

2:04 pm PDT, Jun 27, Ivan Zatz-Diaz, New York

# 8:

2:01 pm PDT, Jun 27, Mark Lungo, Ohio

# 7:

1:58 pm PDT, Jun 27, Alan D. Kardoff, Florida

# 6:

1:50 pm PDT, Jun 27, LiAnna Davis, California
All pharmacies should be required to carry basic birth control!

# 5:

1:48 pm PDT, Jun 27, Joshua Richter, Washington

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1:45 pm PDT, Jun 27, Michele Fant, North Carolina

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6:13 am PDT, Jun 27, Shannon Sultan, Wisconsin

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5:07 pm PDT, Jun 26, Cassandra Green, Arkansas

# 1:

3:17 pm PDT, Jun 26, Quinton Quebodeaux, Louisiana

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