State Wal-Mart Pharmacies to Stock 'Plan B' Contraceptive

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State officials said Wednesday that Wal-Mart executives have agreed to guarantee that the retail giant's customers will be able to get emergency contraceptives at all Connecticut Wal-Mart pharmacies. The deal includes a provision that if a Wal-Mart pharmacist has a moral objection to dispensing "Plan B" contraceptives, that person will be required to arrange for the customer to obtain the prescription drug at another convenient pharmacy.

After considerable criticism for its failure to stock the emergency contraceptives at their pharmacies, Wal-Mart officials announced in March that they were reversing their policy on the drug. But they said individual company pharmacists could opt not to give the contraceptive to customers.

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State Wal-Mart Pharmacies to Stock 'Plan B' Contraceptive

State Comptroller Nancy Wyman said the new agreement with Wal- Mart is the first of i...

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