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AP Women Sue Wal-Mart Over Contraception 39 minutes ago BOSTON - Backed by abortion rights groups, three Massachusetts women sued Wal-Mart on Wednesday, accusing the retail giant of violating a state regulation by failing to stock emergency contraception pills in its pharmacies.
click here The lawsuit, filed in state court, seeks to force the company to carry the morning-after pill in its 44 Wal-Marts and four Sam Club stores in Massachusetts. The plaintiffs argued that state policy requires pharmacies to provide all "commonly prescribed medicines." Fogleman said the company "chooses not to carry many products for business reasons." But in a letter to a lawyer for the plaintiffs, a Wal-Mart attorney said the store chain does not regard the drug as "commonly prescribed." CVS, the state's largest pharmacy chain, stocks the pill at all of its drugstores.
Rebekah Gee, left, and Katrina McCarty, center, listen as Julie Battel speaks during a news conference, Wednesday, Feb. The three Massachusetts women, backed by pro-abortion rights groups, sued Wal-Mart on Wednesday, saying the discount retail giant violated state law by failing to stock emergency contraception pills in its pharmacies.
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