Blanding also said she plans to file a complaint with the Washington State Board of Pharmacy, which regulates pharmacies and pharmacists in the state.
She said she believes Ralph's policy violates state law, which says that a "pharmacy must maintain at all times a representative assortment of drugs in order to meet the pharmaceutical needs of its patients."
"I think we will see hundreds of people and have quite an impact," Linda Malanchuk-Finnan, president of the South Sound chapter of National Organization of Women, said of the boycott, which NOW supports.
"I think people are shocked to find that (emergency contraception) is something they don't have and don't carry. I think people will be quite shocked. I'd like to see them continue to be the good community partner we thought they were in the past."
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The issue over stocking Plan B is an outgrowth of another debate already raging at the Board of Pharmacy.
A draft rule goes before the board Aug. 31 that could let individual pharmacists refuse to provide a medication - such as Plan B - for reasons of conscience, but only if they made sure another pharmacist could fill it.
Gov. Chris Gregoire has said she might introduce her own rule for consideration and the pro-choice Democrat has warned that she might appoint new members to the pharmacy board next year if the board approves a rule interfering with consumer access to medications.
SINCE WHEN IS IT THE GOVERNOR'S BUSINESS WHAT A STORE CARRIES?!!! Get your nose out of the PRIVATE BUSINESS!!!
"pharmacy must maintain at all times a representative assortment of drugs in order to meet the pharmaceutical needs of its patients."
To me it seems VERY clear ,, as pregnancy is not a disease it is not a "pharmaceutical need" and is therefore not covered by statute.
Good grief. This is not feticidal enough for them? EVERY SINGLE ONE, according to Gregoire's preference, must be party to suppying a lethal drug?
WA Ping. Support this store - the owner has done nothing wrong (quite the contrary, in fact).