Care2 member? Log in
|
|
 |
Are You Listening Target? Fill My Pills Now!
Target: Robert J. Ulrich, CEO, Target Inc.Sponsored by: Care2
Imagine walking into a store with a valid prescription for a pressing medical need and being told by the pharmacist that he or she won't fill it.
Yes, it's outrageous, but that is exactly what happened to a 26-year-old woman recently who presented a prescription for emergency contraception (EC) at a Target store in Fenton, Missouri. And it has happened to other women in cities across the country.
Target requires its pharmacists to fill all prescriptions presented by their customers with one notable exception - emergency contraception. So far, the company has failed to explain why EC has been arbitrarily singled out for refusal while all other medications must be filled. It amounts to a policy of gender discrimination because the hardship falls squarely upon women.
Store policy should never interfere with a patient's ability to get legal medication in a timely manner and without embarrassment. That's why it's critical that consumers and activists stand together to strongly oppose this growing form of gender discrimination.
Send a letter demanding that Target stores dispense medication, not moral judgment!
Yes, it's outrageous, but that is exactly what happened to a 26-year-old woman recently who presented a prescription for emergency contraception (EC) at a Target store in Fenton, Missouri. And it has happened to other women in cities across the country.
Target requires its pharmacists to fill all prescriptions presented by their customers with one notable exception - emergency contraception. So far, the company has failed to explain why EC has been arbitrarily singled out for refusal while all other medications must be filled. It amounts to a policy of gender discrimination because the hardship falls squarely upon women.
Store policy should never interfere with a patient's ability to get legal medication in a timely manner and without embarrassment. That's why it's critical that consumers and activists stand together to strongly oppose this growing form of gender discrimination.
Send a letter demanding that Target stores dispense medication, not moral judgment!
Sign Petition! see who signed this
We signed the “Are You Listening Target? Fill My Pills Now!” petition!
# 17,689:
|
8:13 pm PST, Nov 24,
Matthew Tripp, South Carolina
delicious bookmarks ID: TradeSkillsLLC view 100 per page then the web2.0 or Tactical or matthewtripp tag’s. SHARE! Tell high school and college students! GTD-Free Sourceforge.net AND torrenteye.com of audio book Getting Things Done Fast. Then, Wiki TAG on go2web20.net and green on ziipa.com Ajax mashup mashable. Adobe Flash Player + Java update CCleaner.com + WinAudit driver update. TORRENT random repeat of all 125 tracks of the art of war audiobook flash cards, 48 laws of power Dao Te Ching survival psychological manipulation lies nextup.com playspeed Buddhist podcast hex shape soundproof sleep chamber touchscreen allows people to save money by sharing one house and underground walk in cooler and non electric appliances and gardening mobility investmnt group edu SWAT4 policypitch.com 2yrtimeshare multiple input per cpu wireless touchscreens/projectorS x-10.com or exercising 1yr HRM train before enlisting, while listening to wireless headphone educational mp3 like iTunesU. saves money for investing in alternative energy Wikinomics PDF search engine and electric bike/triketruck 4 way neighborhood watch cam DVR WiMax HDTV whitespace Wi-Fi 35 frames/s blind eye cops Logistics delivery elderly demographics meals tricycle bamboo trailer neighborhood fruit tree 10 years water footprint rain harvest nature.org climate change rotating composter climate control 4ft coldframe uses each butter/sour cream tub once to grow 1native plant terraforming wildlife habitat 87% earth life biomass=ocean humanism. Culture of Collaboration $ panic room massage cheap laser hair removal time saved fire suppression retrofit iTunesU PDF audiobook conversion function nextup.com get more RAM pricewatch.com. I WILL TWEAK COMP OR TUTOR OR RAKE LEAVES FOR FOOD CALL NOW. TRANSPARENCY.ORG accurate precision ADHD isn’t real ClimateChange isn’t real PSY 101 like a semantic media compass use this with the wheel of Buddhist terms poster to laminate pages for a beanbag game lifehacker DOT com /5072354/block-posters-makes-a-large-poster-from-any-image Trade all Skills freely + openly to share how to knowledge. Workplace training videos specific task skills for easier performance posted to video site or howto site. Lifehacker.com run 8 antispyware simultaneously What life energy word abacus measures the semantic web seed? |
# 17,688:
3:57 am PST, Nov 22,
Karen Campbell, California
# 17,687:
2:24 am PST, Nov 22,
Cynthia Simonian, California
EC is not abortion. It prevents people from thinking they need one. EC removes the terror and desperation that may cause someone to get pregnant and seek an abortion. EC is legal and should be provided to anyone who needs it. Please don't lose customers by telling women that they shouldn't fill their prescriptions to prevent fertilization (not terminate existing embryos).
EC is not abortion. It prevents people from thinking they need one. EC removes the terror and desperation that may cause someone to get pregnant and seek an abortion. EC is legal and should be provided to anyone who needs it. Please don't lose customers by telling women that they shouldn't fill their prescriptions to prevent fertilization (not terminate existing embryos).
# 17,686:
6:32 pm PST, Nov 16,
Sheila Parks, North Carolina
# 17,685:
4:01 pm PST, Nov 4,
Name not displayed, Pennsylvania
The job of a pharmacist is to dispense medication, not his opinion. If a pharmacist is unable to do that job, they should find a new career. There is no reason why this profession deserves special privileges - if a criminal entered the emergency room at a hospital, he would still be treated by a doctor. If a priest did not want to hear the sins of a criminal, he must still listen to him. It is prejudice and wrong to give pharmacists the right to judge.
The job of a pharmacist is to dispense medication, not his opinion. If a pharmacist is unable to do that job, they should find a new career. There is no reason why this profession deserves special privileges - if a criminal entered the emergency room at a hospital, he would still be treated by a doctor. If a priest did not want to hear the sins of a criminal, he must still listen to him. It is prejudice and wrong to give pharmacists the right to judge.
# 17,684:
6:09 pm PDT, Nov 1,
Chuck Stelzner, Pennsylvania
Ludicrous. If you've got an employee who declines to fill the prescriptions, they should be required to work only on shifts with at least one other person who will fill the prescriptions. It's bollocks anyway; I've stopped shopping at your stores (not just the pharmacy) and have pressured my friends and family to do the same.
Ludicrous. If you've got an employee who declines to fill the prescriptions, they should be required to work only on shifts with at least one other person who will fill the prescriptions. It's bollocks anyway; I've stopped shopping at your stores (not just the pharmacy) and have pressured my friends and family to do the same.
# 17,683:
5:56 pm PDT, Oct 22,
Ali Deckoff-Jones, New Mexico
# 17,682:
7:48 am PDT, Oct 21,
Tashia Mccarty, Maryland
# 17,681:
12:30 pm PDT, Oct 17,
Sarah Spaulding, California
# 17,680:
4:13 pm PDT, Oct 14,
Jennifer Bryant, Missouri
# 17,679:
8:59 am PDT, Oct 13,
Freddie Geisler, Florida
# 17,678:
3:52 am PDT, Oct 12,
Mieke Bernaards, Belgium
# 17,677:
1:35 pm PDT, Oct 8,
Cheryl Janiszewski, Maryland
# 17,676:
2:07 pm PDT, Oct 5,
Name not displayed, Florida
If the pharmacist doesn't want to fill these scripts then I suggest they find another line of work. A patient with a legal prescription asks for help and is denied service. Not a very good business practice. I shall be shopping at another retailer if this policy isn't changed. And be assured I will tell all my friends and coworkers about this.
If the pharmacist doesn't want to fill these scripts then I suggest they find another line of work. A patient with a legal prescription asks for help and is denied service. Not a very good business practice. I shall be shopping at another retailer if this policy isn't changed. And be assured I will tell all my friends and coworkers about this.
# 17,675:
4:49 pm PDT, Sep 14,
Rachel Gipson, Tennessee
# 17,674:
6:34 pm PDT, Sep 13,
Elizabeth Spawn, Minnesota
# 17,673:
11:28 pm PDT, Sep 3,
Jayne Riley, United Kingdom
It should be illegal for chemists to not fulfill prescriptions. If they have morality issues, let them open a different business. Let them also think about the moral effects upon whole family groups with the boom of unwanted pregnancies. Witholdence of contraception will not improve morality.
It should be illegal for chemists to not fulfill prescriptions. If they have morality issues, let them open a different business. Let them also think about the moral effects upon whole family groups with the boom of unwanted pregnancies. Witholdence of contraception will not improve morality.
# 17,672:
8:39 pm PDT, Sep 3,
Ttammy Page, Alabama
# 17,671:
9:22 am PDT, Sep 1,
Madeline Amalphy, Maryland
# 17,670:
11:48 pm PDT, Aug 31,
Kathryn Pittman, Texas
# 17,669:
1:15 pm PDT, Aug 29,
Jessica Miller, Florida
As a weekly Target shopper, and someone who gets all their prescriptions from Target, I am dismayed at this. I definitely do not feel that people should be forced to do something (although I think it is the responsibility of medical professionals to do it). I do, however, feel that if someone agrees to work for a top retail corporation, they need to be following the laws, not their individual morals. Please make changes to this policy or I will be forced to consider moving my prescriptions.
As a weekly Target shopper, and someone who gets all their prescriptions from Target, I am dismayed at this. I definitely do not feel that people should be forced to do something (although I think it is the responsibility of medical professionals to do it). I do, however, feel that if someone agrees to work for a top retail corporation, they need to be following the laws, not their individual morals. Please make changes to this policy or I will be forced to consider moving my prescriptions.
# 17,668:
6:45 pm PDT, Aug 25,
Shawnamarie Murray MD, New Hampshire
# 17,667:
7:24 pm PDT, Aug 24,
Sarina Tanner, New York
Target is putting their nose into peoples private right to use birth control and in the process they are losing alot of customers.I for one do not use contraception any longer but I do belive in other womens right to do so if they choose so I choose not to shop at Target until they change their ways.
Target is putting their nose into peoples private right to use birth control and in the process they are losing alot of customers.I for one do not use contraception any longer but I do belive in other womens right to do so if they choose so I choose not to shop at Target until they change their ways.
# 17,666:
11:52 pm PDT, Aug 22,
Jaqueline Grijalva, California
# 17,665:
10:23 pm PDT, Aug 21,
Laurel Watson, Arizona
# 17,664:
1:13 pm PDT, Aug 18,
Kelly Kemp, California
It is not the judgment of a pharmacy whether a woman should have medication, it is the doctor who issued the prescription who shall make that judgment.
It is not the judgment of a pharmacy whether a woman should have medication, it is the doctor who issued the prescription who shall make that judgment.
# 17,663:
|
3:53 pm PDT, Aug 12,
LaTrine Placenta Urethra Vulva, California
Yo Target! get out mah mudda fukka face and gimme dem goddam pills!! ah alreadys gots 9 lil niglets and ah bese 24 yeas ol. how im gonna supports more chillruns when all dey daddys bees in jail. not like dat white honkey mudda fukka bush goan give us any mo welfares sose we gots to wait till barama be elected. meanwhiles ah gots 9 lil niglets and all dem baby daddys bees in jail |
# 17,662:
8:04 pm PDT, Aug 11,
Kathryn Everette, North Carolina
# 17,661:
3:48 pm PDT, Aug 8,
Greta Malkotzoglou, Greece
# 17,660:
6:40 am PDT, Aug 8,
Name not displayed, Massachusetts
Dear Mr. Ulrich: I am writing to demand that Target stores dispense medication, not moral judgment. Individual bias against filling certain prescriptions should NEVER interfere with a patient's ability to get medication in store, without discrimination or delay. As a consumer, I will think twice about spending my money at any pharmacy that does not adopt and make public a policy allowing women to purchase the products they need, in particular, prescriptions for birth control such as emergency contraception. Sincerely, Ms. D'Angio Boston, MA
Dear Mr. Ulrich: I am writing to demand that Target stores dispense medication, not moral judgment. Individual bias against filling certain prescriptions should NEVER interfere with a patient's ability to get medication in store, without discrimination or delay. As a consumer, I will think twice about spending my money at any pharmacy that does not adopt and make public a policy allowing women to purchase the products they need, in particular, prescriptions for birth control such as emergency contraception. Sincerely, Ms. D'Angio Boston, MA
# 17,659:
9:48 pm PDT, Aug 4,
Zobeda Fernandez-cook, Florida
# 17,658:
5:42 pm PDT, Aug 2,
Misty Rennebohm, Canada
I don't have children,don't want any and I should not be denied my right to have sex! All women are denied the right to be sterilzed before the have a child!! Already a right taken from us! Don't take another right!! Talk about female supression in Iraq! What about female supression for U.S and Canada? Are we going back to the old days now without female liberation! I guess the Al-Qaida are takin over and taking our liberities away 1 by 1
I don't have children,don't want any and I should not be denied my right to have sex! All women are denied the right to be sterilzed before the have a child!! Already a right taken from us! Don't take another right!! Talk about female supression in Iraq! What about female supression for U.S and Canada? Are we going back to the old days now without female liberation! I guess the Al-Qaida are takin over and taking our liberities away 1 by 1
# 17,657:
9:38 am PDT, Jul 30,
Kathy Rau, California
# 17,656:
12:09 am PDT, Jul 30,
JOSSIE A ROSS, Canada
# 17,655:
6:32 pm PDT, Jul 28,
Stephanie Schrater, Massachusetts
# 17,654:
7:51 am PDT, Jul 27,
A. Alnwick, New York
# 17,653:
12:13 pm PDT, Jul 26,
A. L. Alnwick, New York
# 17,652:
10:16 am PDT, Jul 26,
Andrea Alnwick, New York