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Keep Contraceptives on Drugstore Shelves
Target: Bobby Ison, Chair of the Virginia Board of Pharmacy
Sponsored by: Care2
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.
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# 9,100:
11:12 am PDT, Aug 27,
Ashley Scott, North Carolina
# 9,099:
11:10 am PDT, Aug 27,
Mike Feenaughty, South Carolina
# 9,098:
9:12 am PDT, Aug 27,
Linda Bertaut, California
# 9,097:
8:05 am PDT, Aug 27,
Name not displayed, Indiana
Help to prevent sexually transmitted diseases, save lives, and save on avoidable medical expenses. Prevention is key.
Help to prevent sexually transmitted diseases, save lives, and save on avoidable medical expenses. Prevention is key.
# 9,096:
6:34 am PDT, Aug 27,
Esther H., Florida
# 9,095:
8:34 pm PDT, Aug 26,
Carly Goteiner, New York
# 9,094:
7:21 pm PDT, Aug 26,
Name not displayed, Virginia
# 9,093:
4:07 pm PDT, Aug 26,
Barbara K, Michigan
Don't allow the Bush idiotic beliefs put American women back into the dark ages. Women have the right to rule over our own bodies. Don't let this misguided attempt to take away women's rights to take care of our own bodies in our own way. If a woman doesn't want contraception, she doesn't need to use it, but no one has the right to deny these choices for ALL women. You don't deny Viagra for men, or pass laws to rule over men's bodies, and that is just plain discrimination. I wonder how men would react if women passed laws to outlaw the use of Viagra.
Don't allow the Bush idiotic beliefs put American women back into the dark ages. Women have the right to rule over our own bodies. Don't let this misguided attempt to take away women's rights to take care of our own bodies in our own way. If a woman doesn't want contraception, she doesn't need to use it, but no one has the right to deny these choices for ALL women. You don't deny Viagra for men, or pass laws to rule over men's bodies, and that is just plain discrimination. I wonder how men would react if women passed laws to outlaw the use of Viagra.
# 9,092:
3:36 pm PDT, Aug 26,
Name not displayed, Massachusetts
# 9,091:
2:22 pm PDT, Aug 26,
Name not displayed, Oregon
# 9,090:
11:43 am PDT, Aug 26,
JoAnne Paxson, Colorado
# 9,089:
8:46 am PDT, Aug 26,
Megan Schroeder, Missouri
# 9,088:
5:19 am PDT, Aug 26,
Shawnamarie Murray MD, New Hampshire
# 9,087:
10:26 pm PDT, Aug 25,
CHERYL JOACHIM, Wisconsin
# 9,086:
10:15 pm PDT, Aug 25,
Ashley Schoessow, New York
# 9,085:
10:02 pm PDT, Aug 25,
Jennifer Lisenby, Minnesota
# 9,084:
8:57 pm PDT, Aug 25,
Sharon Fullen, Nevada
# 9,083:
8:55 pm PDT, Aug 25,
Erica Brinker, New Jersey
# 9,082:
7:24 pm PDT, Aug 25,
Name not displayed, California
It is outrageous that the religious views of some are infringeing upon the healthcare rights of all of the women within their reach. Those who do not believe in contraceptives are encouraged to not use them. The rest of the population should not be controlled or limited in their choices of reproductive options. . We do not want to return to a time before AIDS--when unwanted pregnancy, in or out of wedlock was the worst that could happen. Not that that wasn't bad enough for the women involved. . Do not allow this dangerous precedent to stand
It is outrageous that the religious views of some are infringeing upon the healthcare rights of all of the women within their reach. Those who do not believe in contraceptives are encouraged to not use them. The rest of the population should not be controlled or limited in their choices of reproductive options. . We do not want to return to a time before AIDS--when unwanted pregnancy, in or out of wedlock was the worst that could happen. Not that that wasn't bad enough for the women involved. . Do not allow this dangerous precedent to stand
# 9,081:
5:32 pm PDT, Aug 25,
Michelle Brown, Virginia
# 9,080:
4:53 pm PDT, Aug 25,
Elfmagic Taylor, Australia
THE LAW OF ONE We are all One. When one is harmed, all are harmed. When one is helped, all are helped. Therefore, in the name of Who I AM, and I am One with All, I ask that only that which is the highest good of all concerned, happen here. I give thanks that this is done.
THE LAW OF ONE We are all One. When one is harmed, all are harmed. When one is helped, all are helped. Therefore, in the name of Who I AM, and I am One with All, I ask that only that which is the highest good of all concerned, happen here. I give thanks that this is done.
# 9,079:
4:26 pm PDT, Aug 25,
Charlie Connelly, Washington
# 9,078:
1:27 pm PDT, Aug 25,
Eileen Reid, New Jersey
# 9,077:
11:45 am PDT, Aug 25,
Yl Campbell, California
Abstinence doesnt work to prevent pregnancy or STDs. We need contraceptives. MORE help and education not less. This is 2008 not 1910!
Abstinence doesnt work to prevent pregnancy or STDs. We need contraceptives. MORE help and education not less. This is 2008 not 1910!
# 9,076:
10:14 am PDT, Aug 25,
Demetria Cavallari Clyde, Pennsylvania
Are you kidding!!!!
Are you kidding!!!!
# 9,075:
8:43 am PDT, Aug 25,
Nikki Schmitt, Pennsylvania
# 9,074:
8:24 am PDT, Aug 25,
Maria Grazia, Peru
# 9,073:
8:22 am PDT, Aug 25,
Name not displayed, Texas
I would like to know who is going to care for all of the children that will be born to folks who are not ready or just didn't choose to have any.
I would like to know who is going to care for all of the children that will be born to folks who are not ready or just didn't choose to have any.
# 9,072:
7:47 am PDT, Aug 25,
Ken Hartman, Texas
# 9,071:
12:32 am PDT, Aug 25,
Marie Ayuso, New York
# 9,070:
11:12 pm PDT, Aug 24,
Name not displayed, California
If you're going to sell Viagra to the men, how're women supposed to protect themselves from pregnancy while they meet their poor, needy partners "needs" ? Do you provide a bus ticket out of town for the men in case thier partner comes up pregnant? Makes the same kind of sense. How is it you're not advocating that the men "tie it in a knot" ?
If you're going to sell Viagra to the men, how're women supposed to protect themselves from pregnancy while they meet their poor, needy partners "needs" ? Do you provide a bus ticket out of town for the men in case thier partner comes up pregnant? Makes the same kind of sense. How is it you're not advocating that the men "tie it in a knot" ?
# 9,069:
9:47 pm PDT, Aug 24,
Sheela Chattopadhyay, New Jersey
# 9,068:
8:47 pm PDT, Aug 24,
Marlena Lawson, Arizona
# 9,067:
6:48 pm PDT, Aug 24,
Dr. Theresa M. Kelly, South Carolina
These are health care products. There needs to be a strong line here between church and state. It is not the right for one American to deny the right to reproductive health because of another Americans difference in religious beliefs. This is not a country were religious persecution is "ok!"
These are health care products. There needs to be a strong line here between church and state. It is not the right for one American to deny the right to reproductive health because of another Americans difference in religious beliefs. This is not a country were religious persecution is "ok!"
# 9,066:
3:36 pm PDT, Aug 24,
Erin Sohn, Pennsylvania
# 9,065:
3:11 pm PDT, Aug 24,
Violet Simon, North Carolina
This seems to be a case of violation of separation of church and state. as provided for in the U.S. Constitution. Members of the Virginia Board Pharmacy have an obligation to have drugstores in its stock basic health care products which may be needed by their patrons, This must definitely apply to Pharmacy Boards throughout this country!!
This seems to be a case of violation of separation of church and state. as provided for in the U.S. Constitution. Members of the Virginia Board Pharmacy have an obligation to have drugstores in its stock basic health care products which may be needed by their patrons, This must definitely apply to Pharmacy Boards throughout this country!!
# 9,064:
2:40 pm PDT, Aug 24,
Karrie Mitchell, Arizona
# 9,063:
12:57 pm PDT, Aug 24,
Scot Gabel, California
# 9,062:
10:46 am PDT, Aug 24,
Connie Cortina, Texas
# 9,061:
9:45 am PDT, Aug 24,
Robert Whitaker, Indiana
I am a new father, and love children, however we don't plan to have any more at this time. Aren't birth control pills / morning after pills available from an M.D.? I'm not sure I understand the problem there... I strongly believe basic contraception (condoms etc...) should be available at a pharmacy. Furthermore, any drug store refusing to sell condoms probably will not get my business.
I am a new father, and love children, however we don't plan to have any more at this time. Aren't birth control pills / morning after pills available from an M.D.? I'm not sure I understand the problem there... I strongly believe basic contraception (condoms etc...) should be available at a pharmacy. Furthermore, any drug store refusing to sell condoms probably will not get my business.
# 9,060:
8:47 am PDT, Aug 24,
Stephanie Hilpert, California
# 9,059:
7:59 am PDT, Aug 24,
Lynn C. Lang, Minnesota
# 9,058:
7:56 am PDT, Aug 24,
Name not displayed, New York
# 9,057:
5:31 am PDT, Aug 24,
Sam Svenningsen, New York
# 9,056:
10:36 pm PDT, Aug 23,
Rachel Fabian, California
# 9,055:
4:12 pm PDT, Aug 23,
Dee C., New York
# 9,054:
4:00 pm PDT, Aug 23,
Laura Rinaldo, New York
# 9,053:
3:28 pm PDT, Aug 23,
Edward Piotrowski, Minnesota
# 9,052:
3:10 pm PDT, Aug 23,
Lynnell Shutes, Texas
Not only are condoms needed for birth control what about the bigger issue of STD??? What are you thinking????
Not only are condoms needed for birth control what about the bigger issue of STD??? What are you thinking????
# 9,051:
2:28 pm PDT, Aug 23,
Kristina Salgado, Arkansas