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Supreme Court: Pharmacies Cannot Cite Religion To Deny Medication ARTICLE

 JUNE 29, 2016 BY MICHAEL STONE

In a victory for secular Americans the Supreme Court rules pharmacies cannot cite religious objections to deny patients emergency contraceptives.

Earlier this week the Supreme Court refused to hear an appeal from Washington state pharmacists who said they have religious objections to dispensing Plan B or other emergency contraceptives.

By refusing to hear the case, the Supreme Court affirms a ruling issued last year by the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco. At that time the appeals court ruled that a Washington state mandate for pharmacies to sell all prescription drugs does not discriminate against religious believers.

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https://www.patheos.com/blogs/progressivesecularhumanist/2016/06/supreme-court-pharmacies-cannot-cite-religion-to-deny-medication/

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