State can’t force Plan B pill sales

Washington state cannot force pharmacies to sell Plan B or other emergency contraceptives, a federal judge ruled today, saying the state’s true goal was to suppress religious objections by druggists — not to promote timely access to the medicines for people who need them. U.S. District Judge Ronald Leighton heard closing arguments earlier this month in a lawsuit that claimed state rules violate the constitutional rights of pharmacists by requiring them to dispense such medicine.

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