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Jury finds pharmacy did not discriminate against woman when refusing to fill 'morning-after pill' prescription

Headline from Local News 8, on the newest of 2 developments

By Rebekah Riess and Kelly Murray, CNN A jury in Atkins County, Minnesota, on Friday found that a pharmacy did not discriminate against a woman by refusing to fill her emergency contraception prescription, court records show.

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Developments in this update

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  1. Minnesota pharmacist on trial for denying woman's request for a morning-after pill

    Headline from CBS News ·

  2. Newest

    Jury finds pharmacy did not discriminate against woman when refusing to fill 'morning-after pill' prescription

    Headline from Local News 8 ·

2 reports not tied to one development ·

Reports & sources

30 articles, oldest first.

  1. St. Louis Post-Dispatch

    Minnesota Trial Focuses on Pharmacist Who Refused to Provide Morning-After Pill (opens St. Louis Post-Dispatch)

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    St. Louis Post-Dispatch's feed description

    TUESDAY, Aug. 2, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- A Minnesota jury is expected to decide by the end of this week whether a woman's human rights were violated when a pharmacist

  2. CBS News

    Minnesota pharmacist on trial for denying woman's request for a morning-after pill (opens CBS News)

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    CBS News's feed description

    Longtime pharmacist George Badeaux told Andrea Anderson he could not fill the prescription based on his beliefs.

  3. Duluth News Tribune

    Trial begins in lawsuit for Minnesota woman denied morning-after pill by pharmacy (opens Duluth News Tribune)

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    Duluth News Tribune's feed description

    A mother from McGregor, Minnesota, sued under the Minnesota Human Rights Act in 2019 after a pharmacist at a Thrifty White Pharmacy, the only pharmacy in the town, said he couldn’t fill her prescription for the “morning after pill” Ella because of his religious beliefs.

  4. CNN

    Pharmacist did not fill morning-after pill prescription because it violated his beliefs, lawsuit alleges (opens CNN)

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    CNN's feed description

    A pharmacist in McGregor, Minnesota, refused to fill a woman's morning-after pill prescription because it violated his "beliefs," a lawsuit alleges.

  5. Detroit Lakes Tribune

    Pharmacist who refused woman morning after pill did not discriminate, jury rules (opens Detroit Lakes Tribune)

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    Detroit Lakes Tribune's feed description

    A mother and foster parent from McGregor, Minnesota, sued under the Minnesota Human Rights Act in 2019 after a pharmacist said he couldn’t fill her prescription for the “morning after" pill Ella because of his religious beliefs. However, the jury found the longtime pharmacist liable for $25,000 in…

  6. Local News 8

    Jury finds pharmacy did not discriminate against woman when refusing to fill 'morning-after pill' prescription (opens Local News 8)

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    Local News 8's feed description

    By Rebekah Riess and Kelly Murray, CNN A jury in Atkins County, Minnesota, on Friday found that a pharmacy did not discriminate against a woman by refusing to fill her emergency contraception prescription, court records show.

  7. Tucson

    Minnesota jury: Woman wasn't entitled to morning-after pill (opens Tucson)

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    Tucson's feed description

    A jury has ruled that a central Minnesota pharmacist did not violate a woman’s rights when when he refused to provide her emergency contraceptives more than three years ago. Andrea

  8. CBS News

    Jury rules that Minnesota pharmacist did not discriminate against woman when he denied her access to morning-after pill (opens CBS News)

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    CBS News's feed description

    A jury in Aitkin County found that a pharmacist did not discriminate against a woman when he refused her request in 2019 to fill a prescription for emergency contraception, citing his beliefs.

  9. Insider

    A pharmacist who refused to fill a woman's emergency contraceptive prescription did not violate her rights, Minnesota jury rules (opens Insider)

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    Insider's feed description

    "I can't help but wonder about the other women who may be turned away," the plaintiff Andrea Anderson said.

  10. The Guardian

    US judge rules in favor of pharmacist who denied woman morning-after pill (opens The Guardian)

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    The Guardian's feed description

    Rights groups express concern after Minnesota judge rules Andrea Anderson’s rights were not violated by pharmacy’s denial

Identical headlines usually mean shared wire copy. They are counted as separate articles but are not independent confirmation.

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