US University Sells Morning-After Pill in Vending Machine

Society for the Protection Unborn Children

Students at UC Davies University in California can now purchase the morning-after pill from a vending machine on campus.

The "Wellness to Go" machine sells the emergency contraceptive (known as Plan B in the States) as well as condoms, sanitary products and painkillers.

"I believe most of the college students are sexually active on college campus, which means we should have more resources and more talk on these issues, decreasing the stigma," said senior Parteek Singh, 21, who spearheaded the move to install the vending machine.

In America, 'emergency contraception' became available to women of all ages without a prescription in 2013.

Kristan Hawkins, head of Students for Life of America, opposed the move, saying:

 "Colleges and universities should be offering pregnant and parenting students options of housing, financial aid, diaper decks, and childcare instead of handing over abortion drugs."

What is Plan B?

The drug used in Plan B, Levonorgestrel, is a progestin, and it is not known exactly how it works. There is debate on whether 'emergency contraceptives' are abortifacient, and if so, how often, but information on the drug says that it may alter the lining of the uterus to prevent implantation should fertilization occur.

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Lawsuit: TN Pharmacist Axed Over Religious Objections to Plan B

A Tennessee pharmacist is seeking compensation in a

lawsuit that claims he was fired over his religious beliefs

Thomas More Society attorney Jocelyn Floyd tells OneNewsNow that a federal lawsuit has been filed on behalf of pharmacist Dr. Philip Hall, who worked for a Walgreens in Brentwood, Tennessee, for six years. The attorney explains the Walgreen Company was fully aware of Hall's religious and moral objections to dispensing abortion-causing drugs.

"And during that time they had a standard policy in place that was an accommodation of his religious beliefs," says Floyd, "because he did not wish to prescribe abortifacients, which are abortion-inducing drugs – also known as 'Plan B.'"

That accommodation, according to the legal firm, allowed Hall to ask another pharmacist to dispense such drugs. When the company did an "about-face" in its policy in August 2013 (due to FDA regulations), the pharmacist followed up with both his superiors and the corporate employee relations department to express his concerns and reiterate his religious objections. No mention was made of a change in store policy.

A month later, when asked what he would do if a customer asked for Plan B, he answered that he would follow the well-known protocol he had employed during his tenure at Walgreens. He was fired and suffered quite a financial setback.

"We expect that the law will prevail," says Floyd. "And we hope that we can get some compensation for Dr. Hall because in addition to losing his job, he lost several aspects of his benefits that had been saved up within the company; and between the time of being fired and finding a new job, he incurred a great number of medical bills."