Apparently there is growing phenomenon of some pharmacists and even doctors who are refusing to fill prescriptions for birth control on the grounds that a
possible effect of them (preventing implantation of a possibly fertilized egg) is morally objectionable to them.
The article from Prevention Magazine is
here.
With the trend towards more use of managed health plans, it seems to me that this is very likely to limit many women's access to birth control of any kind, if their primary care physician decided that they won't deal with this, and it takes the woman time to arrange to switch PCPs. Also, there is the huge issue of women taking oral contraceptives for a variety of other medical reasons. I sure don;t think it's the pharmacist's business why I am taking any particular medication.
Thank the gods that Illinois has a law that insurance companies MUST cover birth control at the same rates as other medications.
Yet another reason to count the days until November....