In Reversal, Wal-Mart Will Sell ‘Morning After’ Pills
But the retail giant will allow pharmacists who object to filling a Plan B prescription to refer customers to another pharmacy.N.Y. Times
: Relenting to pressure from state government officials, Wal-Mart Stores said yesterday that it would begin carrying Plan B, an emergency contraception pill, in all of its United States pharmacies by the end of the month.
But in a move that rankled some women’s groups, Wal-Mart said that it would allow pharmacists who object to filling a Plan B prescription to refer customers to another pharmacist and, in some cases, to another pharmacy.
Wal-Mart, which has 3,700 pharmacies, had been the only major chain that refused to sell the so-called morning-after pill, which can prevent pregnancy when taken within 72 hours of intercourse.
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