Make Sure Pharmacies Supply Plan B!

This month marks the one-year anniversary of the Bush administration's long overdue approval of Plan B® - also known as emergency contraception - for over-the-counter sales to adults.

Despite this victory, there are still pharmacies that refuse to stock Plan B and pharmacists who refuse to dispense it.

Just a few months ago, a Kroger Co. pharmacist in Georgia sent 42-year-old college professor and mother of two Carrie Baker away empty-handed when she tried to purchase Plan B®. The Kroger Co. is one of the nation's largest grocery and pharmacy retailers, operating more than 1,921 stores - like Ralphs, Dillons, Fred Meyer, and Smith's - in 31 states across the country.

The Kroger Co. has published conflicting statements on its Plan B® stocking and refusal policy. What's more, NARAL Pro-Choice America volunteer efforts showed that more than one in five local Kroger Co. pharmacies contacted don't stock Plan B®.

Pharmacists should never prevent any woman from accessing safe, legal emergency contraception. Sign this petition and your letter will be hand-delivered to the Kroger Co. urging them to stock Plan B®!

http://www.thepetitionsite.com/takeaction/859202317?z00m=9490533

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