Wal-Mart will now carry morning-after pill Options

[jonathan83]

http://money.cnn.com/2006/03/03/news/compa...dex.htm?cnn=yes

NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) - In a major turnaround, Wal-Mart will begin stocking Plan B contraceptives -- commonly referred to as the "morning-after pill" -- at all of its pharmacies, the company said Friday.

"We expected more states to require us to sell emergency contraceptives in the months ahead," said Ron Chumiuk, vice president of Pharmacy for Wal-Mart, in a statement.

"Because of this, and the fact that this is an FDA-approved product, we feel it is difficult to justify being the country's only major pharmacy chain not selling it."

This post has been edited by jonathan83: Mar 3 2006, 05:50 PM

[Spectatrix]

I recall there being three women (in New York, I think) who were suing Walmart over not offering Plan B. I think an article about that was on here. I thought it was kinda dumb because the women went and asked about Plan B, knowing they'd be denied it, simply for the sake of pursuing the lawsuit.