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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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# 9,175:
8:11 pm PDT, Sep 7,
Michael Shuman, Nevada
# 9,174:
6:03 pm PDT, Sep 7,
Liberty Winn, California
# 9,173:
4:11 pm PDT, Sep 7,
Barbara Landi, New York
# 9,172:
12:59 pm PDT, Sep 7,
Candidate Nadia Sindi, Oregon
-- Salaam. nadia I'm running as a write in for Lane County Commissioner: Because I was cheated in the primary. My name was not in the ballots!?! it happened under the watch of "Mayor for all" & the "progressive" elected officials. I'll appreciate your help, financial support, endorsement, VOTES. www.nadiasindi.110mb.com http://nadiasindi.blogspot.com/ I am the Oregon Representative for: www.StudentLoanJustice.Org We will forget and forgive any judgment error that you make, but integrity mistakes are forever. -- David Cottrell
-- Salaam. nadia I'm running as a write in for Lane County Commissioner: Because I was cheated in the primary. My name was not in the ballots!?! it happened under the watch of "Mayor for all" & the "progressive" elected officials. I'll appreciate your help, financial support, endorsement, VOTES. www.nadiasindi.110mb.com http://nadiasindi.blogspot.com/ I am the Oregon Representative for: www.StudentLoanJustice.Org We will forget and forgive any judgment error that you make, but integrity mistakes are forever. -- David Cottrell
# 9,171:
9:51 am PDT, Sep 7,
Jan Kochmeister, Colorado
# 9,170:
12:49 am PDT, Sep 7,
Lucien Pan Morningstar, Colorado
# 9,169:
6:33 pm PDT, Sep 6,
Name not displayed, Texas
To not stock contraceptives is to discriminate against women. In those circumstances, I would certainly never shop in your store.
To not stock contraceptives is to discriminate against women. In those circumstances, I would certainly never shop in your store.
# 9,168:
4:38 pm PDT, Sep 6,
Name not displayed, New York
# 9,167:
12:24 pm PDT, Sep 6,
Jeannie Blackwell, Florida
# 9,166:
4:55 am PDT, Sep 6,
Paul Lowe, United Kingdom
This invalidates both gender’s right to make a choice, discrimination of personal preferences goes’ against any concept of freedom the American constitution was supposed to support - this is a crime against women and men to have a choice in avoiding unwanted pregnancies. In a recession creating children people can not afford to maintain, is the moral objective of such pharmacies which will lead to pain and suffering for some of those children concerned, instead of transparent freedom of choice - burn them would be my choice, they have no value to communities and think they no better than everyone else - it's supposed to be a public service not a public abuse.
This invalidates both gender’s right to make a choice, discrimination of personal preferences goes’ against any concept of freedom the American constitution was supposed to support - this is a crime against women and men to have a choice in avoiding unwanted pregnancies. In a recession creating children people can not afford to maintain, is the moral objective of such pharmacies which will lead to pain and suffering for some of those children concerned, instead of transparent freedom of choice - burn them would be my choice, they have no value to communities and think they no better than everyone else - it's supposed to be a public service not a public abuse.
# 9,165:
4:23 pm PDT, Sep 5,
Aaron Franchi, Illinois
# 9,164:
6:02 am PDT, Sep 5,
Carpathia Wales, Texas
# 9,163:
10:22 pm PDT, Sep 4,
Jaime Cammarata, RD, Pennsylvania
# 9,162:
1:20 pm PDT, Sep 4,
Sarah Hafer, California
# 9,161:
9:34 am PDT, Sep 4,
Rika Toll, Utah
# 9,160:
9:26 am PDT, Sep 4,
Sandra Beryle, Florida
# 9,159:
8:50 am PDT, Sep 4,
Ruth Alden, North Carolina
# 9,158:
7:22 am PDT, Sep 4,
Name not displayed, Florida
I have found contraceptives in other countries in the world. Why are some Ultra-Conservatives so naive in preventing unwanted pregnancies?
I have found contraceptives in other countries in the world. Why are some Ultra-Conservatives so naive in preventing unwanted pregnancies?
# 9,157:
10:30 pm PDT, Sep 3,
Raw Rii, Arizona
# 9,156:
9:42 pm PDT, Sep 3,
Billie Menier, Louisiana
# 9,155:
8:00 pm PDT, Sep 3,
Anjelica Casillas, California
# 9,154:
6:39 pm PDT, Sep 3,
Wendy Dockter, Colorado
I really find this one hard to believe. Who makes these choices for the pharmacies and how can they impose a personal belief on the general public? It is a neutral business there to serve us. Are they trying to SAVE lives by this action? We all know that it will only lead to unwanted pregnancies, abortion, STD's, babies and children put up for adoption, and more world population. Because, let's face it, people are not going to suddenly decide to abstain. To me, it does not seem that this action by pharmacies would be a very successful one, it is not realistic.
I really find this one hard to believe. Who makes these choices for the pharmacies and how can they impose a personal belief on the general public? It is a neutral business there to serve us. Are they trying to SAVE lives by this action? We all know that it will only lead to unwanted pregnancies, abortion, STD's, babies and children put up for adoption, and more world population. Because, let's face it, people are not going to suddenly decide to abstain. To me, it does not seem that this action by pharmacies would be a very successful one, it is not realistic.
# 9,153:
6:30 pm PDT, Sep 3,
Madeline London, California
Let's not just be thrown back into the dark ages, for crying out loud! Women deserve the right to choose to use contraceptives, as do men. It's preposterous and unconscionable for customers to not have such options at their disposal!
Let's not just be thrown back into the dark ages, for crying out loud! Women deserve the right to choose to use contraceptives, as do men. It's preposterous and unconscionable for customers to not have such options at their disposal!
# 9,152:
4:23 pm PDT, Sep 3,
Gene Labovitz, California
# 9,151:
11:53 am PDT, Sep 3,
Name not displayed, California