Judge: State can’t force Plan B sale
Posted: February 23, 2012 at 3:47 a.m.
Washington state cannot force pharmacies to sell Plan B or other emergency contraceptives, a federal judge ruled Wednesday, saying the state’s true goal was to suppress religious objections by druggists, not to promote timely access to the medicines for people who need them.
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